1.   It was only in Chechnya, within the Russian Federation itself, that Yeltsin agreed to use force to end a secession attempt.

2.   But Bouchard left no doubt there would be a new secession attempt.

3.   Fortier stressed that federal officials were not trying to outlaw secession attempts, but rather to set rules for them.

4.   Quebec separatists, who plan another secession attempt within a few years, dismiss the proposals as empty symbolism.

5.   Quebec is threatening another secession attempt, while western provinces gripe about eastern political dominance.

6.   Last month the country voted to adopt a new constitution, aimed at ending both chronic instability and secession attempts such as the one on Anjouan.