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You're confusing Meech w/the Charlottetown Accords, which came three years later. Meech was not subject to a referendum, it failed in the Man. and NFLD. assemblies.
Some people {{who}} relate them to the [[Front de libération du Québec]], which was responsible for over 200 bombings, kidnappings (including James Richard Cross, a British trade representative) and the deaths of 5 people, including Pierre Laporte, a provincial cabinet minister. The FLQ is now history and was far apart from the founding members of the bloc in the political spectrum.
Some people {{who}} relate them to the [[Front de libération du Québec]], which was responsible for over 200 bombings, kidnappings (including James Richard Cross, a British trade representative) and the deaths of 5 people, including Pierre Laporte, a provincial cabinet minister. The FLQ is now history and was far apart from the founding members of the bloc in the political spectrum.
The party was created after the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, a pan-canadian agreement on the recognition of Québec as a distinct society, according it a constitutional veto and other cultural rights. The treaty was signed in 1987 but did not pass the june 1990 Canadian referendum on the matter. Their first members of parliament were dissident french Canadian member of parliamant(MP) from the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] who left the federalist option after the failed Meech referendum.
The party was created after the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, a pan-Canadian agreement on the recognition of Québec as a distinct society, according the province a constitutional veto and other cultural rights. The treaty was signed in 1987 but dwas not ratifed by enough provincial legislatures. Their first members of parliament were dissident french Canadian member of parliamant(MP) from the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] and the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] who left the federalist option after the failed Meech referendum.
It is currently lead by [[Gilles Duceppe]] who was the first elected Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] through a by-election in August 1990. He was elected leader of the party in 1997.
It is currently lead by [[Gilles Duceppe]] who was the first elected Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] through a by-election in August 1990. He was elected leader of the party in 1997.