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Bloc Quebecois: Liberal Party

NDP Dept: The battle between the Liberal Party and the NDP is playing right into the agenda of the separatist Bloc Quebecois, which fostered the controversy by tabling a bill to repeal the 2000 Clarity Act, according to Globe and Mail. Both are private members bills and are unlikely to pass, but allow the parties to position themselves on the issue and video: Small Quebec town ordered to end bilingualism In response to the Bloc proposal, the NDP tabled a bill on Monday to replace the Clarity Act with new legislation that would allow Quebec secession with a victory of 50 per cent plus one vote in a referendum as long as the question is straightforward and simple. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.