Is Quebec going to become its own nation?
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They keep trying to. Actually it'd be closer to a semi-autonomous country or region, similar to what Scotland is becoming to the UK. Having more home rule, but still technically part of the Commonwealth.
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The chances are extremely remote. Very soon, Canada will not be its own nation, as it will be a part of the North American Union\n\nNorth American Union to Replace the USA? by Jerome R. Corsi\nBush Administration Advances on Path of Creating North American Union ... President Bush is pursuing a globalist agenda to create a North American Union, ...\nhttp://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=14965
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Quebec is no more a nation than New Mexico is, and for the same reasons.  Moreover, it was never a nation.  The Battle of the Plain of Abraham settled that a long time ago.\n\nIt is one thing to be proud of a language and culture and to promote these things.  It is quite another to take this to extremes.
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Nation to governor them selfs
729489
When!? About a week and a half ago actually!Every time I hear some one here in Québec complaining about stupid fact such as weather, or a little rain for example, I always reply that they are lucky to live in such a pacific environnement and if some rain bothers them, well at leat here it's water falling...Not bombs!
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From the American perspective, the New England states they wanted no part in the war at all. A town in Maine is reported to have bought gunpowder for its July 4th celebration from a supplier in New Brunswick, Canada. Likewise in Acadia they didn't want a war with the USA and kept up trade throughout the war.  \n     Now Quebec is a whole book so i'll be brief. The French called it an english war and wanted no part. When the British tried to draft soldiers in Quebec Riots broke out, people died, mayhem reigned. Many feel Quebec wanted the Americans to win. \n     Michigan was only a territory at the time, mostly farmers and fur traders who were mainly french canadian and traded with the native tribes. Washington was a world away. Many actually aided the British forces in the capture of Detroit. \n     Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky seemed to be the war mongering states. Simmering fueds between different tribes and new settlers created many "Indian Wars". These were a rough, tough breed of people always eager for a fight and a touch or three of the whiskey. Too bad no one told them it snows in Canada and they might want to bring a coat. \n     Upper Canada(Ontario) was primed and ready for the War. A Year before war was declared an alliance was formed between General Brock and Tecumseth's Northern Tribes Confederacy and they even discussed creating a Native state or country between Canada and the US. The residents of Ontario at the time were also largely "Loyalist" of British or Irish decent, or were former Americans who came north for free land grants who did not agree with the American ideals.
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Africa was arbitrarily divided by other countries. The "borders" were invented. Tribes that had been at war for centuries were just supposed to get along now because some french or english or german idiot said they belonged to the same country. How would you feel if someone just told you your state was now apart of canada or Iraq, and now has to abide by its laws?
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I would hope not.  Kosovo is a province of Serbia that is mainly populated by Albanians.  The Western powers directed military power to stop the persecution of the Albanians by the Serbians.  By recognizing Kosovo as an independent country, it would send a wrong statement to other people who want their own independence because they are the majority in a certain geological area of an established country.  Should Arizona be recognized as an independent country because the majority of the population are Mexicans or Indians as opposed to "Americans"?  Should another country bomb Arizona to free the Mexicans/Indians and then give them the state to be their own?  I would think not.
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It's our own fault.  The French lost all legitimate claim to Canada in 1759 in the French Indian War.  England allowed them to keep their culture, language, government etc. rather then telling them that this is now a English controlled region under the Crown and if you don't do things our way you can leave.  We here in Canada ever since that time have allowed the French to complain and get what they want.  It got even worse under the Trudeau Liberal government in the 1970's...  Canada is and ENGLISH country under the Commonwealth of Great Britain, not France.  The sooner the French in this country come to that realization, the better off they will be.  Quebec can now be a nation within a nation but Quebec doesn't have any more autonomy over any other province.  The "Nation" of Quebec is just a name, nothing more.\n\nAnd to all the French in this country.. My Canada doesn't include Quebec.  It's not yours, the land belongs to the Government of Canada.
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You know, that's a great question and I've always been intrigued by and admired the people of Quebec for their fervor and solidarity in keeping their language and cultural identity alive in North American.  \n\nI think the last time Quebec had a vote on this was around 1995 but I don't recall the percentages of those voting for or against the referendum.  I do think it came pretty damn close to making it once in the 60's or 70's. \n\nI think the bottom line is that if Quebec did secede from Canada, the economic repercussions would be horrific not only for Quebec but for Canada as a whole because Canada would essentially be split in two and Quebec would be biting off the "hand" that feeds her.  That's not to say she couldn't make it on her own or that eventually she wouldn't thrive.  \n\nOne other question that I've never been able to figure out when it comes to this issue: if a civil war broke out in the United States as the result of a few southern states wanting to bail in the 1860's, then how could Quebec get away with becoming a sovereign nation simply by a majority of Quebecois' voting for such a separation?  \n\nBonne chance et je me souviens aussi.
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It will become the 51st state, the name will be changed to bushland in honer of the man that freed it from tyrenie, the oil companys will benifit from the laws and decisions of the freely elected govener who by chance ran against his own party. I can't think of anything else. Maybe after we pull out and the civil war happens they will be run by a dictator and develop into a powerful nuclear country.
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It may happen if enough immigrants make their way into the states and ruin this country like they did their own.  Then they can either go back or up to Canada...and nobody wants to go to Canada!
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Canada location is north of the United States of America and is actually a land of vast distances and certainly rich natural resources, although Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while totally retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the well  like US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. \n\nCanada size in population is about 33 million inhabitants that occupies the northern portion of the North American continent, and is the world's second largest country in area. Inhabited for millennia by First Nations (Aboriginal peoples), Canada has evolved from a group of European colonies into a bilingual (English and French), multicultural, federation, having peacefully obtained sovereignty from its last colonial possessor, the United Kingdom. France sent the first large group of settlers in the 17th century, but Canada came to be dominated by the British until the country attained independence in the 20th century. English-speakers make up a majority of Canadians with a significant French-speaking minority concentrated in Quebec and neighboring regions. Substantial immigrant communities have also formed.\n\nCanada's paramount political problem is completely meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; while in favour for separatism seems abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.
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Quebec is the only Canadian province where French is the predominant language. I don't think many Quebecois (or "Quebeckers"?) feel they have very strong ties to the rest of Canada, so there are those who'd like the province to be a sovereign nation.\n\nThe link below provides some background, though actual *Canadians* might be able to enlighten us further:
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Formed the Dominion of Canada under the British North America Act.\n\nCanada was recognized as a self governing dominion.  Only foreign affairs were handled by the British government.\n\nIn a nutshell the provinces realized that what they could not do as separate colonies, they could do together as one larger independant nation.
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Quebec.  maybe its not best suited, but it sure would be nice to get rid of them
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The Queen is the head of state in those countries, yes.\n\nbut it's not "occupation," it's a vague, voluntary (except Quebec) continuation of an embraced institution.