MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec’s separatists are watching closely this week to see if the Scottish independence movement has learned from their failed attempts to break away from Canada. And they could be rejuvenated if Scotland breaks away from the United Kingdom.

The Scottish National Party, which is leading the campaign for Scotland to vote yes in Thursday’s vote on independence, has been advised over the years by separatists in Quebec, a French-speaking province where two referendums on independence failed, though the last “Non” was narrow. Polls suggest the outcome in Scotland will be close.