However, the likelihood of unilateral action in the next few years has been considerably diminished in favour of aboriginal peoples, among others, in Canada. Increased importance of clarity. In terms of clarifying the rules for any secession project, the court's judgment goes beyond requiring in the future a clear referendum question on secession and a clear majority vote. Unlike the situation that prevailed during the 1995 referendum on Quebec secession, there are now a number of judicial interpretations, criteria, and rules arising from the court's decision to use to measure the alleged validity or legitimacy of any party's position. Increased clarity and transparency should be the result.
Legitimacies are all relative.
Following any successful referendum in the future, the legitimacy claims of Quebeckers must still be balanced by the legitimacies, rights, and interests validly asserted by others. Therefore, should the Quebec government seek to deny the legitimacy and rights of aboriginal peoples to determine their own future, then any claim of legitimacy by the Quebec government would itself be severely undermined. Principle of democracy applicable to all. The democratic principle is not limited to Quebeckers clearly expressing their collective will through a referendum. Therefore, in the Quebec secession context, should aboriginal peoples express their own collective will through their own referendums or other democratic means, these legitimate and democratic voices must be accorded equal recognition, consideration, and respect without discrimination or other double standard.