Quebec Voters Narrowly Reject Independence from Canada

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Article abstract: In 1995, voters in Quebec, a largely French-speaking area, narrowly defeated a referendum that would have given the province the right to pursue independence from Canada.

Historical Background

Although most of Quebec’s more than seven million people are French-speaking Catholics, many of whom seem greater autonomy for the province, about 18 percent are predominantly Protestant English speakers, who are adamantly opposed to independence from Canada for Quebec. Additionally, a growing number (about 2 percent) of those living in Quebec...

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