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The Scottish independence movement learned from Quebec's failed votes for separation

Published: 22 September 2014

The first time was in 1980 when Quebec’s premier, René Lévesque, called for a provincial referendum on pursuing a negotiated secession from CanadaThe key issue for the separatists was the preservation of the French language and culture.

... “Montreal was the financial center of Canada [before the referenda]," said Reuven Brenner, an economics professor at Montreal's McGill University. "Then about 400,000 people moved out, and all the banks and so forth. This is how Toronto became the financial center for Canada."

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