| Date: May 20, 1980 | |
| Québec Referendum "Non" | |
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 René Lévesque announcing the defeat of the referendum |
Date: May 20, 1980 Québec Referendum "Non"
In the Québec referendum on sovereignty-association, Quebeckers voted 60% against giving the provincial government the right to negotiate sovereignty. The defeat put separatism on hold for 15 years, when a second referendum failed. It also set in motion a number of changes in federalism, promised by Pierre Trudeau during the referendum debate.
René Lévesque announcing the defeat
of the referendum