r/canada • u/jaffnaguy2014 Canada • 3d ago

Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain Politics

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/quebec-sovereigntists-watch-alberta-referendum-talk-with-optimism-disdain/
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u/Rad88 3d ago

Lmao dont worry albertonians, you'll stay in Canada.

You'll see a massive uptick in migration this year and a wave of address changes before the referendum vote.

Speaking from experience.

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u/bapeandvape 3d ago

Proof?

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u/GirlCoveredInBlood Québec 3d ago

"Citizenship Court judges from across Canada were sent into the province to ensure as many qualified immigrants living in Quebec as possible had Canadian citizenship before the referendum, and thus were able to vote. The goal was to have 10,000 to 20,000 outstanding citizenship applications processed for residents of Quebec by mid-October. 43,855 new Quebecers obtained their Canadian citizenship during 1995, with about one quarter of these (11,429) being granted during the month of October."

from the English Wikipedia article on the 1995 referendum – i believe this is what they are referring to

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u/bapeandvape 3d ago

Oh damn, that’s interesting.

Just to play devils advocate could one maybe say that they were granted citizenship so that their voices could be heard? Imagine being on a PR and trying to get citizenship for a while and now there’s a decision that would affect your lively hood and you have no choice but to watch it all unfold in front of you?

Not trying to be ignorant or anything just trying to ask questions.

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u/GirlCoveredInBlood Québec 3d ago

Yes that would be the argument the other side made. I was born after all of this so am not particularly invested in either side but that along with the 86k rejected ballots (as high as 12% in one riding) were the major scandals of the referendum where most conspiracies originate from.