Jacques Parizeau's house of cards.(Chantal Hebert's "The Morning After: The 1995 Quebec Referendum and the Day that Almost Was")

In my view, they have met their objective. Since my own personal opinions on the issue are well known, what I have done for this review was to check whether or not their description of the facts supported or contradicted my opinions. [...]the Parizeau plan could only have worked if a Canadian negotiation team could have been set up quickly, before a majority of Quebecers could turn against secession.