The lesson of Quebec.(province's difficulty in obtaining electorate approval for autonomy )(Brief Article)

The Economist (US) | December 5, 1998 | Copyright

The province's separatists have retained power. Canada probably won't- and preferably won't-break up, but endless uncertainty would be even worse

CAN Canada stay in one piece? Probably, if its English-speaking majority really want it to, and act accordingly. Quite possibly not, if they don't, and if those French-speakers in its province of Quebec who wish to secede (as not all of them do) play their cards well. Several centuries of history and one day of voting this week could lead either way.

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