Wondering if any hoser historians could help me with a Canadian scenario I've been thinking about.
If Pierre Trudeau bit the dust before entering politics would that have increased the likelihood that the '80 or '95 Quebec independance referendums passes? I'm mostly trying to consider the effects the official languages act and Trudeau's handling of the FLQ crisis had on the Quebec sovereignty movemet over the next couple decades and how an alternate administration's approach might've changed things. The '85 referendum was defeated by about 9% but the '95 one was only defeated by like 0.5% so it seems to me like theres a good chance a historical shakeup somewhere could've flipped one of those the other way.
If Pierre Trudeau bit the dust before entering politics would that have increased the likelihood that the '80 or '95 Quebec independance referendums passes? I'm mostly trying to consider the effects the official languages act and Trudeau's handling of the FLQ crisis had on the Quebec sovereignty movemet over the next couple decades and how an alternate administration's approach might've changed things. The '85 referendum was defeated by about 9% but the '95 one was only defeated by like 0.5% so it seems to me like theres a good chance a historical shakeup somewhere could've flipped one of those the other way.