Will he or won't he? Lucien Bouchard faces a crucial choice

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Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard might resign from Canada's House of Commons and assume Quebec's provincial premiership in the wake of the Oct 30 referendum defeat, or he may choose to remain in parliament as leader of the official opposition. Prime minister Jean Chretien likewise faces challenges.

Cover Story, Parti Quebecois

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A political vacuum: the Chretien Liberals ignore the sleeping giant of Quebec separatism at the nation's peril

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The federalist group Confederation 2000 wrote a letter to Chretien urging the federal government to take more action on constitutional reform as a way to prevent another referendum on Quebec sovereignty. The group fears ignoring the Quebec issue will fuel a new campaign for separatism.

Column, Constitutional law, Sovereignty

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'I'm really back:' Bouchard tries to breathe new life into the cause of separatism

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Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard returned to Canada's Parliament in early Mar 1995 after a three-month absence due to necrotizing myositis, which nearly proved fatal. Bouchard's return to politics could reinvigorate the separatist movement in Quebec.

National liberation movements, Canada. Parliament, Bloc Quebecois

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