Lucien Bouchard

would have to financially support itself and there would be many hardships for the people living in Québec who did not speak French. Premier Jacques Parizeau of the Parti Québecois led the referendum, fulfilling the promise he made when he was elected. Even though he worked very hard to promote his separatist views, the “NO” side was victorious by a narrow majority of 50.58%. Following the referendum, there was controversy relating to the counting of the ballots. There were complaints of spoiled ballots and the eligibility of voters along with other concerns. There seemed to be no end to Canada’s constitutional uncertainty. The day after the referendum, Jacques Parizeau resigned and was replaced by Bloc Québecois leader, Lucien Bouchard. Recently, when Bouchard was asked about…

is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party. BQ founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The BQ seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from…

politicians do this because it is in the interest of protecting the nation. Defenders of political lying claim it is rationally required. This is the doctrine of “Democratic Dirty Hands”. This means that the lie is acceptable, and even commendable, because the end (service of the state) justifies the means, which is deliberately misleading the citizens. Lying to benefit a politician’s private life is not acceptable. It is also not acceptable for a politician to lie if it is for them to win an…

specific groups. Native peoples also spoke out and said that they also had a distinct society that was in need of protection and recognition. In the end both Newfoundland and Manitoba refused to support the Meech Lake Accord and it was dead by the end of June in 1990. When the Accord failed, many Quebecois saw this as Canada rejecting Quebec and found this humiliating. This shows the extent to which the Meech Lake Accord damaged Quebec’s relationships with other provinces. By rejecting the…

then the more ambitious he would be. The same as Quebec, It got his power, and then it wanted to be sovereign. Ten years later, the Charlottetown Accord failed as well. Nowadays, though Quebec is still belong to Canada, the separatism in Quebec made people worry about that if Quebec would split from Canada or not. The separatism is the root of many historical events and problems in Canada, it has influenced Canadian history a lot. There were some typical groups of people who voted the “yes”…