"A referendum that took place in Quebec on 30 October 1995, which was defeated 49.42% ""Yes"" to 50.58% ""No"", concerned what?"
Canadian sovereignty the Meech Lake Accord or the Charlottetown Accord. The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should secede from Canada and become an independent state, through the question: The 1995 referendum differed from the first referendum on Quebec's sovereignty in that the 1980 question proposed to negotiate "sovereignty-association" with the Canadian government, while the 1995 question proposed "sovereignty", along with an "optional" partnership offer to the rest of Canada. The referendum took place in Quebec on October 30, 1995, and the motion to decide whether Quebec should secede from
1995 Quebec referendum being taken over by Bloc Québécois Leader Lucien Bouchard. The fast rise of the "Yes" campaign and apparent inability of the personalities of the "No" campaign to counter their message created an atmosphere of great uncertainty, both in the federal government and across Canada. Voting took place on October 30, 1995, and featured the largest voter turnout in Quebec's history (93.52%). The "No" option carried by 54,288 votes (50.58%). Parizeau, who announced his pending resignation as Quebec Premier the following day, would later state that he would have quickly proceeded with a unilateral declaration of independence had the result been