Hundreds participate in march to demand freedom of Quebec
Babushahi Network
Montreal, October 26, 2025: Hundreds of people mostly students participated in a march demanding freedom of Quebec and supporting it become a separate nation.
The march has been organised ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 referendum on Oct. 30.
Camille Goyette-Gingras, president of OUI Québec, one of the groups behind the rally, said they are seeing more youth getting involved in the movement.
She said that Gen Z, they’re looking for systemic change, and for them, independence is exactly that.
It is worth mentioning here that Federalists had won the 1995 referendum by a razor-thin margin, with 50.58 per cent of the vote. An earlier vote, also called by the Parti Québécois (PQ), happened in 1980, with 40.44 per cent voting in favour. The party, which is ahead in the polls, continues to remain hopeful about a third referendum it wants to see happen by 2030.
Young college and university students marched alongside those who participated in the 1995 or 1980 referendums. Opposition MNAs Manon Massé and Ruba Ghazal with Québec Solidaire, which supports independence, joined the crowd, eager to chant along to cries of “Le Québec un pays”, meaning that Quebec is a country.