es ▁who ▁cast ▁ball ots ▁voted ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁In uit ▁of ▁N un av ik ▁held ▁a ▁similar ▁local ▁vote , ▁asking ▁vot ers ▁" Do ▁you ▁agree ▁that ▁Quebec ▁should ▁become ▁so ver eign ? ", ▁with ▁ 9 6 % ▁voting ▁No . ▁ ▁First ▁Nations ▁communities ▁contributed ▁significantly ▁to ▁the ▁t ense ▁debate ▁on ▁a ▁hypoth et ical ▁partition ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁Three ▁addresses ▁▁ ▁Five ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁vote , ▁United ▁States ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁while ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁refer endum ▁as ▁an ▁internal ▁issue ▁of ▁Canada , ▁gave ▁a ▁minute - long ▁statement ▁ext ol ling ▁the ▁virt ues ▁of ▁a ▁un ited ▁Canada , ▁ending ▁with ▁" Can ada ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁I ▁hope ▁that ▁can ▁continue ." ▁While ▁the ▁statement ▁provided ▁relief ▁in ▁so ver eign ist ▁circles ▁for ▁not ▁being ▁a ▁stronger ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁" No " ▁position , ▁the ▁imp lication ▁of ▁Cl inton , ▁who ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁Quebec ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁province ' s ▁most ▁important ▁trad ing ▁partner , ▁end ors ing ▁Canadian ▁unity ▁had ▁strong ▁rever ber ations ▁in ▁the ▁elect or ate . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁night , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Jean ▁Chr ét ien ▁gave ▁a ▁tele vised ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁English ▁and