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Difficult decision: As he worries about when to call an election, Premier Rene Levesque is doing a juggling act the likes of which is rare even in the byzantine world of Quebec politics - projecting himself simultaneously as a good Canadian and as a sincere separatist
Difficult decision: As he worries about when to call an election, Premier Rene Levesque is doing a juggling act the likes of which is rare even in the byzantine world of Quebec politics - projecting himself simultaneously as a good Canadian and as a sincere separatist

Difficult decision: As he worries about when to call an election, Premier Rene Levesque is doing a juggling act the likes of which is rare even in the byzantine world of Quebec politics - projecting himself simultaneously as a good Canadian and as a sincere separatist

Date5/20/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062778F
Premier-Elect Rene Levesque speaks to supporters in Montreal as it becomes clear is separatist Parti Quebecois will win a majority in yesterday's provincial election
Premier-Elect Rene Levesque speaks to supporters in Montreal as it becomes clear is separatist Parti Quebecois will win a majority in yesterday's provincial election
11/15/1976
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
1/24/1980
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
1/24/1980
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
1/25/1980
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque was by turns sincere, charming, sarcastic, intense and - always - his caricatured self during an address to the Empire and Canadian clubs
1/24/1980
Taking a gamble on eliminating the separatist Parti Quebecois as a future threat in Quebec politics, Premier Robert Bourassa has devoted much of his c(...)
Taking a gamble on eliminating the separatist Parti Quebecois as a future threat in Quebec politics, Premier Robert Bourassa has devoted much of his c(...)
10/26/1973
In poor favor with Quebec's young and militant separatists is Rene Levesque (left), a separatist leader who was not at the St. Jean Baptiste Day riots(...)
In poor favor with Quebec's young and militant separatists is Rene Levesque (left), a separatist leader who was not at the St. Jean Baptiste Day riots(...)
6/11/1965
Even when he's winning (18-0 on scoreboard) Frank Clair worries
Even when he's winning (18-0 on scoreboard) Frank Clair worries
11/13/1966
Darcy McKeough: Now president of Union Gas, he misses politics and likes to be missed
Darcy McKeough: Now president of Union Gas, he misses politics and likes to be missed
11/21/1979
Rene Levesque led separatist Parti Quebecois to second place in popular vote, gaining almost a quarter of the votes
Rene Levesque led separatist Parti Quebecois to second place in popular vote, gaining almost a quarter of the votes
5/2/1970
Rene Levesque: He comes under some of the sharpest criticism for his trademark rumpled appearance. Sartorially, the guy's still a separatist.
Rene Levesque: He comes under some of the sharpest criticism for his trademark rumpled appearance. Sartorially, the guy's still a separatist.
8/10/1983
Rene Levesque. May set up separatist daily
Rene Levesque. May set up separatist daily
10/26/1973