Francois Legault would not say whether the 1995 referendum was rigged

Prime Minister François Legault avoided suggesting the vote was rigged. Yes to sovereignty.

In the House, Jean-Francois Roberge, minister responsible for democratic institutions, passed a motion. Assembly orderThe DGE must disclose documents and testimony from the Grenier Commission, which was tasked with investigating the matter in 2007.

The outcome of the 1995 referendum on sovereignty was very close and the sovereignty camp often blames its opponents. No Freedom to avoid referendum campaign spending rules.

In a press conference, Mr. Legault said to have Let us spread all the lightBut he avoided saying the vote was rigged.

” We don’t have all the information yet. When we have all the information, I can answer your question. »

Two weeks ago, the Parti Québécois (PQ) unanimously passed a motion that demanded the CEO reveal all.

But the CEO, Jean-Francois Blanchet, had said the PQ-led motion would not be allowed. Full disclosure of the evidence and documents referred to.

Among other things, he noted The bias that some documents may still have.

This was said by the Chief Executive Officer The order of the National Assembly is not so clearThe Government’s Parliamentary Leader, Simon Jolin-Barrett, Mr. Legault summed it up at a press conference.

The motion we put forward is clearly stated as an order of the National AssemblyHe explained.

Indeed, she is ordered To the Chief Executive Officer Release and make public all testimony and documents of the Grenier Commission as soon as possible.

In conclusion, the text also mentions This motion shall be an order of the House.

On October 30, 1995, The No It won by a narrow margin of 50.58% against 49.42% for the sovereign. Yes.

The sovereigntists accused their federal opponents of cheating during the referendum campaign by not respecting the funding ceiling allocated to the two camps under Quebec law.

Grenier Commission

In 2006, the DGE appointed retired judge Bernard Grenier to investigate allegations of illegal funding of the No Camp. The commission submitted its report in 2007.

In his report published in 2007, he estimated About $500,000 in regulated expenditures is preferred by Canada [le programme et la société] Implemented and not approved and notified.

No fewer than 90 witnesses were examined behind closed doors and 4,500 documents were filed as evidence. But the whole thing was a hit Order regarding non-disclosure, non-communication and non-dissemination of evidenceGranted by Commissioner Grenier, without time limit.

Bernard Grenier justified his order Sensitive to the alarm expressed by some about the risk of damaging the reputation of those who have worked in good faith for whatever reason after 11 or 12 years..

He also said he had trouble seeing how to access the documents at the time: This results in prejudices and injustices that we wish to avoid by going behind closed doors.

PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has been fighting for weeks to declassify the Grenier Commission. According to him, people should know the truth about what happened during the plebiscite campaign.

He believes Commissioner Grenier was politicized in issuing his order.

Why did we receive the eternal command to bury all documents and all evidence forever? he had asked in a press scrum. Let’s agree that we are in politics and it is politics.