Quebec Sovereignty

In 1995 Canadians start to confront the unthinkable: a Yes vote for sovereignty is a possibility (Lewis 4).” On October 30, 1995 the question “Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership within the scope of the bill respecting the future of Quebec and of the agreement signed on June 12, 1995?” was to be put towards the Quebec culture in a referendum. (Dion 15) The Quebec government believes that for survival of the French population in Canada, separation from the country was the only conclusion. “Because we have the deep-seated conviction that continuing within Canada would be tantamount to condemning ourselves to languish and to debasing our very identity(Bill 1)” we want to be “Free to choose our future…with full possession of all the powers of a state (Bill 1)”
Under the Canadian Constitution it is not legal for a province to separate from Canada. However, with Quebec being...