separatists /channels/taxonomy/term/12335/all en The Scottish independence movement learned from Quebec's failed votes for separation /channels/news/scottish-independence-movement-learned-quebecs-failed-votes-separation-239039 <p><span>The first time was in 1980 when Quebec’s premier, </span><span>René Lévesque</span><span>,<a href="http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-referendum-1980/" target="_blank"> called for a provincial referendum</a> on </span><span>pursuing a negotiated secession from Canada</span><span>. </span><span>The key issue for the separatists was the preservation of the French language and culture.</span></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:27:23 +0000 webfull 105424 at /channels