Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoStephen Maher: Separatism is in the Alberta air, as Liberal victory loomsricochet.mediaexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareValue Subtracted@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoIt’s worth noting that in the months preceding the 1995 referendum, the “yes” movement was hovering around 37%. They managed to propel that to 49.42% result in the referendum itself. Definitely not to be taken lightly.
minus-squareMike@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoThat’s very useful context that I wasn’t aware of - thanks for sharing! For others interested: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Quebec_referendum#Opinion_polling
It’s worth noting that in the months preceding the 1995 referendum, the “yes” movement was hovering around 37%. They managed to propel that to 49.42% result in the referendum itself.
Definitely not to be taken lightly.
That’s very useful context that I wasn’t aware of - thanks for sharing!
For others interested: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Quebec_referendum#Opinion_polling