11.   Existing Quebec law would bar a new secession referendum until after new legislative elections, but the separatists control the legislature and could change the law.

12.   He said the threat of another secession referendum left Quebec in a state of weakness and uncertainty.

13.   Opinion polls indicate that Charest is the only federalist politician with a good chance of beating Bouchard and thwarting his plans to hold another secession referendum.

14.   Shenfeld said political uncertainty caused by the Quebec secession referendum may have played a small role in limp retail sales.

15.   Stung by defeat in the secession referendum, Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau said Tuesday he plans to resign.

16.   The remainder said they would abstain in a secession referendum.

17.   With all Canada on edge, Quebec voters cast ballots Monday in a secession referendum that could splinter one nation and lay the foundation for a new one.

18.   Wright said he noticed a surge in anti-English graffiti during the campaign for a secession referendum last October.

19.   With all Canada on edge, Quebec voters cast ballots in a closely contested secession referendum that could split one nation and create a new one.

20.   With all Canada on edge, Quebec voters cast ballots in a secession referendum that could split one nation and create a new one.