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1995 Quebec referendum at AllExperts (2834 words) |
 | The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum in the Canadian province of Quebec (see 1980 Quebec referendum) that put to public vote the role of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward independent statehood ("sovereignty"). |
| The Quebec court found that the scrutineers had committed no criminals acts and the rejected ballots were not rejected in a fraudulent or irregular manner by the scrutinners. |
| Should the Parti Québécois take back power in the next election (predicted to be in 2007), which is what the polls anticipate as of 2005 [1], the party platform adopted during the 2005 Parti Québécois National Council stipulates that the PQ government will hold a referendum as soon as possible during the next mandate. |
| CBC News In Depth: Liberal Party (2423 words) |
| Then, in October, the Quebec wing of the federal Liberals passed a motion that called upon the party to recognize Quebec as a nation, a move that threatened to cause divisions among the front-runners. |
| In one of his speeches, Ignatieff referred to Quebec as a "cornerstone of the Canadian federation," and made it clear that both Ottawa and Quebec each have their jurisdictions and both should be respected. |
| Be it further resolved that the Liberal Party of Canada will create an expert task force with the mandate of reporting to the next Leader of the Party on possible ways and the appropriate timing to officialize this historical and social reality. |
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