# Extraordinary result in Quebec **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 6, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632 "2026-10-06T23:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632/16 "2026-10-07T04:21:44Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Have you seen a map of the country? Quebec leaving the federation is a non-starter. Yes, I know, there are practical reasons, it is a bad idea. But a lot of Francophones want it. > [@Monty](#): > > Since the vast majority of Québécois are native French speakers, their speaking French in their own province isn’t exactly kowtowing. Where did i say the opposite? > [@Monty](#): > > Governor general doesn’t do all that much in the way of governing, anyway, just as the monarch they represent does not either. I am curious, though, how you arrived at one quarter. Simple math. 20% or so of Canada are Francophones, why do half of the Governor Generals have to be Francophones? > [@Monty](#): > > The current prime minister has promised any new appointee to the office will be fully bilingual in both of Canada’s official languages. You can be bilingual and not be a Quebecois. > [@PhillyGuy](#): > > IMHO this is a bad idea for some of the reasons given in the Alberta independence thread. Of course it is. But a lot of Quebecois want it. It is a terrible idea, in fact. But they keep threatening it and wanting it, so maybe let them. Like Texas. 🤪 > **[1995 Quebec referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Quebec_referendum)** > > The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim sovereignty and become an independent country, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada. The culmination of multiple years of debate and planning after the failure of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown constitutional accords, the referendum was launched by the provincial Parti Québécois gover... > Voting took place on 30 October 1995, and featured the largest voter turnout in Quebec’s history (93.52%). The “No” option carried by a margin of 54,288 votes, receiving 50.58% of the votes cast.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Quebec_referendum#cite_note-1) Parizeau, who announced his pending resignation as Quebec premier the following day, later stated that he would have quickly proceeded with a [unilateral declaration of independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unilateral_declaration_of_independence "Unilateral declaration of independence") had the result been affirmative and negotiations failed or been refused,[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Quebec_referendum#cite_note-FOOTNOTEH%C3%A9bert_and_Lapierre_(2014)42-43-2) the latter of which was later revealed as the federal position in the event of a “Yes” victory.[_[according t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch")_ 2,308,360 voted YES to leaving, or 49.42%. Pretty close. > [@DPRK](#): > > Starter or not, the majority of Québécois do not _want_ to leave the federation. 50.58%. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary-result-in-quebec/1033632)._