O’Neill: Thirty years since referendum, Quebec’s place in Canada vulnerable

O’Neill: Thirty years since referendum, Quebec’s place in Canada vulnerable

It’s now 30 years since Quebec narrowly rejected the referendum on sovereignty from Canada. The referendum was held on October 30, 1995. It was defeated by a bare 50.6 percent majority. That was by no means a vote of confidence of the French speaking province on its place in Canada. Much has since happened in Quebec. The separatist Parti Quebecois is no longer in power. It has since been replaced by the Coalition on the Future of Quebec (Coaliti…