ocr: Canada is a federal multiparty democracy. Main Political Issues The unity of the state Canada has been struggling to find a place for Francophone Québec and its separatist tendencies almost since the foundation of the state. The issue rose to prominence again in 1976 when the separatist Québec Party (PQ) won power in the 1976 Québec provincial elections. The PQ at first advocated independence then economic association. However,: its proposals were rejected in a: referendum in 1980 by 59.5%to 40.5%. In 1990, a constitutional agreement, the Meech Lake Accord,recogmized Québec as a distinct socie ...
