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Elizabeth II was almost tricked into giving a speech opposing this cause by a DJ at CKOI (“C-K-O-I”). A politician who opposed this cause was heckled out of a stadium for showing his so-called “Elliott” side to the audience. Successfully carrying out this cause was made more difficult by the passage of the Clarity Act in 2000. The Cree population heavily rejected this cause in a (*) 1995 referendum. A group that advocated for this cause kidnapped James Cross, sparking the October Crisis. A speech advocating this cause at Expo 67 by Charles De Gaulle prompted Lester Pearson to respond that his countrymen “do not need to be liberated.” For 10 points, name this cause that advocates the separation of a French-speaking province from Canada. ■END■
ANSWER: Quebec sovereignty [accept reasonable equivalents like Quebec independence, or Quebec separatism; prompt on independence from Canada or Quebec nationalism or increased sovereignty for French Canadians]
<Anthony Troullier, History - Cross, Historiography, and Miscellaneous> ~28189~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
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