Layton Attempts to Clarify 50 + 1 - Quebec Referendum to Secede (Huffington 27 May 2011)

CANADA POLITICS HUFFPOST US POLLSTER 2012 ELECTIONS SPECULATRON HUFFPOST HILL FUNDRACE INVESTIGATIONS Layton Attempts To Clarify Referendum Comments: 50% +1 Is Enough (CBC) -- NDP Leader Jack Layton told reporters Thursday his party believes that a... More

CANADA POLITICS HUFFPOST US POLLSTER 2012 ELECTIONS SPECULATRON HUFFPOST HILL FUNDRACE INVESTIGATIONS Layton Attempts To Clarify Referendum Comments: 50% +1 Is Enough (CBC) -- NDP Leader Jack Layton told reporters Thursday his party believes that a simple majority, 50 per cent plus one vote, is enough to decide a future Quebec referendum. Layton was attempting to clarify comments made two days earlier, when he said he supports the Supreme Court decision that led to the Clarity Act, which sets conditions for Quebec independence and ultimately gives Ottawa the right to decide what constitutes a clear referendum question. "We believe that the decision made by the Supreme Court and accepted by both sides that talks about an important majority. . . we can be moving ahead with that framework," Layton said Tuesday. All three Quebec political parties were quick to denounce the comments Wednesday, declaring in a uniform voice that Quebec has the right to set its own Less