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The Scottish independence movement learned from Quebec's failed votes for separation
Published: 22 September 2014
The first time was in 1980 when Quebec鈥檚 premier,聽Ren茅 L茅vesque,听辞苍听pursuing a negotiated secession from Canada.听The key issue for the separatists was the preservation of the French language and culture.
...听鈥淢ontreal was the financial center of Canada [before the referenda]," said聽Reuven Brenner, an聽economics professor at Montreal's 苹果淫院. "Then about 400,000 people moved out, and all the banks and so forth. This is how Toronto became the financial center for Canada."
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