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This is not the first time Quebeckers have been asked to choose the fate of their province. In 1980, when the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) last held power, Quebeckers rejected the vague notion of remaining in "sovereignty-association" with the rest of Canada by a margin of 60 percent to 40 percent...
...stage a flock of doves is released to flutter over the heads of the audience. On another there's an ethereal procession of dancers dressed as parti-colored birds. The avian stagecraft is not the only thing linking two complementary productions that have enlivened New York City's traditionally slow summer season. James Lapine's Twelve Dreams is a straight play that feels like a musical; Graciela Daniele's Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a musical that often feels like a straight play. Both appear under the aegis of Lincoln Center (though the first is off-Broadway, the second...
Last month, the separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) government of Quebec launched 18 commissions to drum up public support for sovereignty. In what was to have been an explosive first month, the commissions have proven to be the latest flop in a series of failed attempts to kick-start nationalist passions. Only 38.5 percent of Quebecers in a recent survey indicated that they were "paying a lot or some attention" to the commissions. One source reported that in the midst of "many tough questions" on separation, the commissions produced "few clear answers." Support for sovereignty hovers...
First of all, Chung describes the victory of the separatist party. Parti Quebecois (PQ), in the Sep. 12 provincial election as overwhelming. The number of seats claimed by the PQ do form a good majority of the seats in the National Assembly (77 of 125) but the popular vote certainly doesn't tell the same story. Chung himself points out that the PQ obtained only 44.7 percent of the votes while the Liberals won the approval of 44.3 percent of the voters. Only 50,000 votes separated the two parties...
Voters in Quebec elected a government committed to making the Canadian province an independent country. Jacques Parizeau, leader of the Parti Quebecois, which captured 44.7% of the vote, vowed to hold a referendum within 10 months on whether Quebec should secede, though polls during the campaign showed that most Quebeckers do not want independence...