Should Quebec become independent?

Quebec is a province in eastern Canada, bordering the Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay to the north, Labrador to the east, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and New Brunswick to the southeast, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence and New Brunswick to the south. It borders the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York in the United States, and connects Ontario and Hudson Bay to the west. With an area of ​​1.54 million square kilometers, it is equivalent to the area of ​​Alaska and is the largest province in Canada.

The province's GDP accounts for approximately 22.3% of Canada's total. The population of this province accounts for approximately 1/4 of Canada's total population. About 82% of them speak French as their first language, 9% speak English, and a further 9% speak a language other than English and French. Due to different cultural backgrounds and various historical reasons, there have always been deep conflicts between British and French Americans. The French people gathered in Quebec have long tried to break away from Canada and establish an independent country.

The issue of Quebec independence was first raised by the "Party Québécois", which was founded in 1968. Its platform clearly stipulated that it should "obtain the political sovereignty of Quebec." After the Parti Québécois became the ruling party in Quebec in November 1976, activities seeking independence further intensified. In October 1979, the party formally proposed to establish "a new equal partnership" between the Canadian Federation and the Province of Quebec, that is, a "sovereignty-linkage" program that is politically independent and economically connected with other regions. In March 1980, after intense debate, the Quebec Provincial Assembly passed a resolution to hold a referendum in the province on whether to negotiate independence from the federal central government. On May 20 of the same year, it was rejected by a vote of 6 to 4. They advocated "independence" and survived a storm that may have led to the division of Canada. Therefore, this referendum was considered a major event in Canadian political life in the 1980s, attracting great attention across the province and across Canada.

On October 30, 1995, Canada held another referendum on the issue of Quebec independence. The anti-independence federalists won with a slim majority of 50.6%, allowing Canada to temporarily avoid secession. But separatists vowed to continue the fight for independence.