Question

In 1995 the Canadian people voted on the Quebec Referendum, which dealt with

A
Quebec's independence.

B
Canada's unemployment.

C
Canada's decision to go to war.

D
Quebec's trade with the United States.

Answer 1

The 1995 referendum was regarding Option A, Quebec's independence.

Step-by-step explanation:

Quebec is the only majority French-speaking province in Canada so it has a distinct cultural identity from the rest of Canada. In the 1960s there was rising civic and economic nationalism in the province, as well as voices calling for its independence as a nation-state. Among the most vocal of separatists was René Lévesque, who eventually founded the Parti Québécois which sought independence from Canada. The PQ gained control of the provincial government in 1976 and held a referendum in 1980 but the mandate to negotiate "sovereignty-association" with Canada was defeated. The 1995 Quebec independence referendum was the second referendum regarding whether Quebec should become an independent country and it was also defeated, although the French-speaking population voted "Yes" at a rate of 60 percent according to the premier of Quebec at the time, Jacques Parizeau.