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The Legault government will table a new motion to force the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to lift the secrecy surrounding the enquiry into the financing of the No camp in the 1995 referendum on sovereignty.

There is no good reason for testimony and documents about misspending on the No side to remain secret — certainly not forever

Elections Quebec intends to respond next week to the national assemblys request to lift the secrecy surrounding the illegal financing of the No camp in the 1995 sovereignty referendum on.

Quebec's legislature has unanimously adopted a motion calling on the province’s chief electoral officer to release all documents related to an investigation into illegal spending ahead of the 1995 referendum.

More than 90 witnesses appeared during the closed-door inquiry and more than 4,500 documents were entered into evidence, all of which were ordered to be permanently sealed.

Quebecs legislature has unanimously adopted a motion calling on the province’s chief electoral officer to release all documents related to an investigation into illegal spending ahead of the 1995 referendum.

The province’s chief electoral officer is being asked for documents relating to the funding of the ‘No’ campaign run by opponents of separation from Canada

MONTREAL — Nearly 30 years after Quebec's second sovereignty referendum, the Parti Québécois says there are secrets about how the victorious No side spent money that the public deserves to know about.

More than 4,500 documents were entered into evidence during the closed-door inquiry. However, it was all ordered to be permanently sealed

The investigation in 2006 found that two federalist organizations – which received millions of dollars in funding from Ottawa – failed to report spending of more than $500,000.