Morning After
Subtitle: The 1995 Quebec Referendum and the Day That Almost Was
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780345807625
Subjects: Quebec (province), history, autonomy and independence movements; Referendum
Description: "Only the most fearless of political journalists would dare to open the old wounds of the 1995 Quebec referendum, a still-murky episode in Canadian history that continues to defy our understanding. The referendum brought one of the world's most successful democracies to the brink of the unknown, and yet Quebecers' attitudes toward sovereignty continue to baffle the country's political class. Interviewing 17 key political leaders from the duelling referendum camps, Hébert and Lapierre begin with a simple premise: asking what were these political leaders' plans if the vote had gone the other way. Even 2 decades later, their answers may shock you. And in asking an unexpected question, these veteran political observers cleverly expose the fractures, tensions and fears that continue to shape Canada today."--Pub. desc.