The timing is interesting for the CBC as they prepare to air their much discussed documentary on the 1995 referendum Breaking Point. The documentary goes to air 10 years almost to the day, of the most recent battle for the hearts and minds of the Quebecois, a chance to sit back and reflect on what almost was.
But even more appropriate is the airing of the special on the night before Halloween, yes we bring back the ghosts and call upon the demons of the past to visit a turbulent part of our history.
The background pieces we're hearing of lately, include tales of a shaken Jean Chretien wondering if all had been lost. Discussions of replacing Chretien should the sovereigntist side prove victorious. The show which will air on consecutive nights paints a picture of a government very much in disarray as the strategy to win the referendum appears to unravel in front of their very eyes.
When it first aired in Quebec in the late summer the reaction dredged up many memories some good, some bad of the entire atmosphere of the province at the time. With a Halloween release, the rest of Canada can sit back starting Sunday and watch the ghosts of the past, continue to haunt us in the present!
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