Read the text and determine if the sentence is true:

The mere fact that someone like Claude Ryan, a political opponent who headed the no committee in 1980, is now recalling the first referendum held on Quebec sovereignty and now speaking up to seek recognition for the very important principle of democracy, and siding with the likes of Lucien Bouchard and the leader of the Bloc Quebecois, that is very important.

Sentence: It is very important that Ryan is recalling the first referendum and speaking up for democracy.