Quebec Canada Government Officials

Separatist leader Lucien Bouchard was sworn in as premier of Quebec on Monday, vowing to lead the French-speaking province to independence from Canada after first bringing it financial stability. In an inaugural speech almost entirely devoted to economic and cultural issues, Bouchard, 57, pledged to focus his efforts on cutting the nearly $3-billion provincial budget deficit and reducing unemployment, which chronically registers about two percentage points above the national figure and stood at 11.

Jacques Parizeau, the separatist premier of Quebec, announced his resignation Tuesday, less than 24 hours after his forces fell just short of winning the right to take the French- speaking province out of Canada.

Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard resigned Thursday, saying that he has failed to lead his French-speaking province to independence from Canada and that it is time for someone else to lead the separatist cause.

The top-ranking political dignitary in Quebec resigned after provoking a furor with his admission that he wore a swastika while a student in Montreal during World War II.

About 200,000 French-speaking Quebecers lined the streets of the East End of this city Monday, blowing horns, ringing bells and shouting such nationalistic slogans as "We want a country!" In theory, the Quebecers turned out to watch the official parade for the Feast of St.

A controversial package of amendments to the Canadian constitution that would have given special status to Quebec died in the Newfoundland provincial legislature here Friday.