Quebec’s 1995 referendum

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In October 1995, the people of Quebec went to the polls to decide whether the province should declare independence from Canada. Kevin Caners hears the first-hand testimony of Jean-François Lisée and Stephane Dion, who represented opposite sides of a debate which nearly split the country in two. A Whistledown Production for BBC World Service. (Photo: Voters at the 1995 Quebec referendum. Credit: Getty Images)