Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2010.045.001 |
Object Name |
Poster, Political |
Description |
Two coated paper posters. Both posters are identical. On one side is printed "Vive Le Canada" in red on a white background. The Canadian flag is printed in the upper right corner. Printed in the lower right corner is "Printed Compliments of/M&T/Insta-Print Ltd.". Printed on the other side is "Kitchener/Waterloo/Loves/Quebec" in blue on a white background. The provincial flag of Quebec is in the lower right corner. Also printed in the lower right corner is "Printed Compliments of/M&T/Insta-Print Ltd.". |
Date |
1995 |
History |
150, 000 Canadians attended a unity rally on October 27, 1995 at the Place du Canada in Montreal, Quebec. The rally was held to urge Quebec to vote no in their referendum on whether the province should secede from Canada. People from as far away as the Yukon were in attendance. "Unity fares" (heavily reduced fares) were offered by train, bus, and airline companies for people to attend the rally. In 1993, the Liberals and Prime Minister Jean Chretien were in power and the Official Opposition was composed of the Reform Party (western based) and the Bloc Quebecois. Premier Jacques Parizeau promised that a referendum on Quebec separation would be held October 30, 1995. This was in part because of the bitterness generated by the debate over Quebec having a distinct society. The question posed in the referendum was "Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign, after having made a formal offer to Canada for new economic and political partnership, within the scope of the Bill respecting the future of Quebec and of the agreement signed on 12 June 1995?" After a controversial campaign, the "No" side (opposed to separation) won by a narrow majority of 50.56%. |
Search Terms |
Quebec Referendum M&T Printing Group |