Majority of Quebecers believe question of independence is settled: poll

Most Quebecers don't want to revisit the question of independence any time soon, a new poll suggests.

A full 82 per cent of Quebec respondents to asurveyconducted by the Angus Reid Institute in partnership with CBCagreed with the statement, "Ultimately, Quebec shouldstay in Canada."

When broken down by language group, 73 per cent of francophonerespondents said Quebec should remain in Canada.

In addition, 64 per cent of francophone Quebecers surveyed agreed with the statement that "issue of Quebec sovereignty is settled, and Quebec will remain in Canada."

Across Canada, 84 per cent of respondents said Quebec should stay in Canada, while 69 per cent agreed that the issue of sovereignty is settled.

Quebecers were, however, found to be more muted in terms of national pride.

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A total of 31 per cent of Quebecers questioned said they were "very proud" to be Canadian and 31 per cent said they were "proud."

Canada-wide, 52per cent of respondents said they were "very proud" while 27per cent said they were "proud."

The results come only days ahead of theParti Qubcoisleadership vote onOct. 5.One of the more heated questions during the race has been when the party should hold a referendum if it gets back in power.

But only one candidate, Martine Ouellet, has committed to holding one in her first mandate if she's elected premier.

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The results were part of a national survey exploring thevalues, beliefs, priorities and identity of Canadians.

The online poll was conducted betweenSept. 612, 2016, among a representative randomized sample of 3,904 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. There is no margin of error on online polls.

For comparison purposes only, a probabilitysample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 2.5percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

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