QUESTION (2026) Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada? HISTORICAL MATERIALS (1867-2026) The Nova Scotia Repeal Movement (1868) Debates in the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada Debates in the House of Commons and House of Lords of the UK Debates in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia [Coming soon] The Alberta Act (1905) Creation of the Alberta… Read more COLLECTION: Referendum on Alberta Independence (2026) →
Original Bill (1999) [Not Yet Available] An Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State (Presented on December 15, 1999) National Assembly Debates (1999) [All Links are to an External Site: National Assembly (QC)] December 15, 1999 Public Consultations (2000) [Not Yet Available] February 8, 2000 February 9, 2000 February 15, 2000 March 21, 2000 March 22, 2000 March 23, 2000 March 28, 2000 March 29, 2000 March 30, 2000 April 4, 2000 National Assembly Debates (April 2000) [All Links… Read more COLLECTION: An Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State (1999-2000) →
House of Commons Debates (1979-1980) [All Links are to an External Site: Canadian Parliamentary Historical Resources] 1979 [Clark Government] October 17, 1979 (p. 299) October 22, 1979 (p. 437) October 25, 1979 (pp. 590-91) October 29, 1979 (pp. 693-94) October 31, 1979 (pp. 803-04) November 1, 1979 (p. 832) November 2, 1979 (pp. 881-86, 890-92) November 5, 1979 (pp. 929-35, 938-40) November 6, 1979 (pp. 983, 990-91) November 7, 1979 (p. 1046) November 8, 1979 (pp. 1079-80, 1083-85, 1086-87) November 9, 1979 (pp. 1135, 1143) November 12, 1979 (pp. 1230-31)… Read more COLLECTION: House of Commons & Senate Debates on the Quebec Referendum (1979-80) →
House of Commons Debates (1994-1995) [All Links are to an External Site: Canadian Parliamentary Historical Resources] 1994 November 28, 1994 (p. 8338) December 6, 1994 (pp. 8693-94, 8696-97) December 7, 1994 (pp. 8745-8749) December 8, 1994 (pp. 8790-8821, 8824-26, 8833-56) December 9, 1994 (pp. 8874, 8877-78) December 13, 1994 (pp. 8893-94) December 15, 1994 (pp. 9161-62) 1995 February 6, 1995 (pp. 9192-93) February 8, 1995 (p. 9323) February 10, 1995 (p. 9464) February 13, 1995 (pp. 9524-25, 9527) February 16, 1995 (pp. 9724-27) February 17, 1995 (pp. 9772-73, 9775) February… Read more COLLECTION: House of Commons & Senate Debates on the Quebec Referendum (1994-1995) →
Referendum Legislation (1978) 1978: Referendum Act/Loi sur la consultation populaire Paper on Sovereignty-Association (1979) 1979: Québec-Canada, a new deal : the Québec government proposal for a new partnership between equals, sovereignty-association (La nouvelle entente Québec-Canada proposition du gouvernement du Québec pour une entente d’égal à égal, la souveraineté-association) [On Order from the Archives] National Assembly of Québec Debates on the Referendum [All Links are to an External Site: National Assembly (QC)]* December 20, 1979 December 21, 1979 March 3, 1980 March 4, 1980 March 5, 1980 March 6, 1980 March… Read more COLLECTION: The National Assembly Debates on the Quebec Referendum (1980) →
National Assembly of Québec Debates [All Links are to an External Site: National Assembly (QC)]* December 6, 1994 September 7, 1995 September 11, 1995 September 12, 1995 September 13, 1995 September 14, 1995 September 18, 1995 September 19, 1995 September 20, 1995 National Commission on the Future of Québec/ Commission Nationale Sur L’Avenir Du Québec (1995) Report of the National Commission on the Future of Québec (April 19, 1995)** Bills Draft Bill (1994): An Act Respecting the Sovereignty of Quebec Bill 1 (1995): An Act Respecting the Future of Québec… Read more COLLECTION: An Act Respecting the Sovereignty of Québec / An Act Respecting the Future of Québec (1994-1995) →
House of Commons Debates [All Links are to an External Site: Parliament of Canada] December 13, 1999, see pp. 2748, 2750-2756, 2758-2767 December 14, 1999, see pp. 2918, 2925-2945, 2947-48, 2950-54, 2956-57, 2959-2974 December 15, 1999, see pp. 2990-96, 2998-3005 December 16, 1999, see pp. 3074-83 December 17, 1999, see pp. 3133, 3135-3137 February 7, 2000, see pp. 3157-3173, 3175, 3179-80, 3190-95, 3202-3209 February 8, 2000, see. pp. 3251-52, 3254-55 February 9, 2000, see pp. 3304, 3306, 3324 February 10, 2000, see pp. 3339-3362, 3368-69, 3375-3395 February 11, 2000, see… Read more COLLECTION: The Clarity Act (1999-2000) →
Les Débats sur la Confédération dans la Province du Canada (2026) VOL. I: LE CONSEIL LÉGISLATIF [Version 1] Click to access for free VOL. II: L’ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE [Version 1] Click to access for free Editors: Charles Dumais & Michael Scott Status: Active. Expected eBook publication date: 2026 Expected print publication date: 2027 WHAT IS A BOOK IN PROGRESS? A “Book in Progress,” quite simply, is a publication that we at PrimaryDocuments.ca are working on, but which is not yet complete. However, due to the importance of the material both… Read more Book in Progress: Les Débats sur la Confédération dans la Province du Canada (2026) →