Sources: Quebec
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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16 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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Legislation
An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference (Justice Laws Website, Government of Canada, 29 June 2000) link
Federal statute; assented to 29 June 2000. Preamble and sections 1–3 consulted.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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Reference work · Government perspective or primary official source
Bibliothèque de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec, Programmes et slogans politiques au Québec (Assemblée nationale du Québec) link
Library guide listing Quebec parties with their years of existence.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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Reference work · Government perspective or primary official source
Bibliothèque de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec, 1977 – Projets de loi 1 et 101 (Assemblée nationale du Québec) link
Legislative history guide to the Charter of the French Language.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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News report · Journalism
CBC Archives, ‘Just watch me’: When Pierre Trudeau confronted the October Crisis (CBC, 21 June 2018) link
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Journalism
CBC Archives, When René Lévesque and the PQ swept into power in 1976 (CBC, 15 November 2018) link
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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Peer-reviewed article · Scholarly work
Clément, Dominique, The October Crisis of 1970: Human Rights Abuses Under the War Measures Act, Journal of Canadian Studies (Spring 2008) link
Examines the crisis as a human-rights question, including detentions under emergency powers.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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Legislation
Constitution Act, 1867 (Justice Laws Website, Government of Canada, 1867) link
Consolidated text; sections 5 and 133 consulted.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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Election authority publication · Electoral authority
Directeur général des élections du Québec, La consultation populaire au Canada et au Québec (Directeur général des élections du Québec), ISBN 2550354249 link
Official study by Quebec’s electoral authority with the text of the 1980, 1992 and 1995 referendum questions, the conduct of each vote and the official Quebec-wide results.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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News report · Journalism
Global News, Support for Quebec sovereignty at 30-year low, according to new poll (Global News, 4 March 2026) link
Cited on: History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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Dataset · Independent publication
Léger, Intentions de vote au Québec — rapport, 11 août 2026 (Léger, 11 August 2026) link
Pollster’s own report for Le Journal and TVA: fieldwork 7–9 August 2026, 998 respondents.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Journalism
Radio-Canada, La victoire éclatante et inattendue du Parti québécois le 15 novembre 1976 (Radio-Canada, 2021) link
Archive feature by the public broadcaster.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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Court decision · Court or tribunal
Supreme Court of Canada, Reference re Secession of Quebec (Supreme Court of Canada, 20 August 1998) link
Unanimous advisory opinion of the Court on unilateral secession under Canadian and international law.
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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News report · Journalism
The Canadian Press, PQ Leader pledges to pursue referendum whether ‘in a minority or majority’ government (Global News, 9 September 2026) link
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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Reference work · Scholarly work
Usito, Université de Sherbrooke, La Révolution tranquille (Université de Sherbrooke) link
Thematic article in the Université de Sherbrooke’s Usito dictionary. No individual author is shown on the page consulted.
Cited on: History of the Quebec sovereignty movement · Source record
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Election authority publication · Electoral authority
Élections Québec, Référendums (Élections Québec) link
Cited on: History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record
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Election authority publication · Electoral authority
Élections Québec, 2026 provincial election: polling day is October 5 (Élections Québec, 2026) link
Cited on: Quebec, History of the Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec: constitutional status and the referendum question · Source record