Quebec’s 1995 referendum

In October 1995, the people of Quebec went to the polls to decide whether the province should declare independence from Canada.

Kevin Caners hears the first-hand testimony of Jean-François Lisée and Stephane Dion, who represented opposite sides of a debate which nearly split the country in two.

A Whistledown Production for BBC World Service.

(Photo: Voters at the 1995 Quebec referendum. Credit: Getty Images)