Quebec Sovereignty Conference papers, 1980
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TitleQuebec Sovereignty Conference papers, 1980
Reference codeICS61
Date1980
Scope and ContentConference papers and associated publications from conference 'Quebec Sovereignty - Association and the Future', organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Friday 2nd May 1980, mainly comprising papers on referendum on sovereignty-association with the rest of Canada.
Notes1976 the Parti Québécois led by René Lévesque won the Québec provincial election, promising to hold a referendum on sovereignty-association. The referendum was held in May 1980 and federalists won with 60% of vote. Lévesque adopted a constitutional strategy known as the 'beau risque' based on the idea that a political reconciliation with the rest of Canada was possible.
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