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GOVERNMENT OF
RENÉ LÉVESQUE
(POST-REFERENDUM PERIOD,
MAY 21, 1980 TO MAY 1985)
••• Status of Québec
216.
Canada is made up of two equal nations; Québec is the home and foundation of one of these nations and,
having the attributes of a distinct...
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54
GOVERNMENT OF
RENÉ LÉVESQUE
(POST-REFERENDUM PERIOD,
MAY 21, 1980 TO MAY 1985)
••• Status of Québec
216.
Canada is made up of two equal nations; Québec is the home and foundation of one of these nations and,
having the attributes of a distinct
national community, enjoys an inalienable right to self-determination.
The
right to self-determination is the most
fundamental right of Québec society.
248
217.
The clear recognition of the right to
self-determination is the most valuable accomplishment of the Québec
referendum [.
.
.
].
It is now undisputed
and undisputable that Québec constitutes a distinct national community
which can by itself, without outside
interference, choose its constitutional
status, [.
.
.
].
The right—to control its
own national destiny—is the most
fundamental right enjoyed by the
Québec people.
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218.
The fundamental issue for Québec in
its federal-provincial relations is the
following: is it possible to renew
Canadian f
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