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.
Jacques Parizeau, Premier of Quebec and Leader of the "Yes" Committee
Daniel Johnson, Jr., leader of the "No" Committee
Lucien Bouchard, Federal Leader of the Opposition
Election sign for the "Yes" side: "Yes – and this becomes possible". Other versions featured a loonie coin, a globe, a flower, ♀, and a "men working" traffic sign in place of the O.
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement is a political movement whose objective is to achieve the independence of Quebec from Canada. Sovereignists suggest that the people of Quebec make use of their right to self-determination – a principle that includes the possibility of choosing between integration with a third state, political association with another state or independence – so that Québécois, collectively and by democratic means, give themselves a sovereign state with its own independent constitution.
A poster for Quebec sovereignty during the 1995 referendum: Oui, et ça devient possible (French for 'Yes, and it becomes possible').