Monday, May 9, 2011

Harper Majority Signals Quebec's Ultimate Political Decline

For Quebec - It's door Number 3, another booby prize.
The election of a large group of Ndp members from Quebec has set off a firestorm of debate in the province centering around the question of whether the NDP can really represent Quebec's best interests in Ottawa.
Of course on the sovereignist side it's argued that the Ndp can never represent the province because as a federalist party they will always put Canada first. That coupled with the fact that they are largely inexperienced and in some cases can't even speak French make them unlikely to succeed.
On the other side of the argument are those who say that twenty years of Bloc representation hasn't brought Quebec anything signifigant and that a change can't do any harm.

Lost in the polemic, is the debaters' failure to understand or see, that it matters little if the NDP is qualified or not, the question is moot.

In our Parliamentary system of government, a majority government, means that the opposition has effectively no role to play, other than to bitch and moan. As long as Quebec Parliamentarians sit on the wrong side of the aisle, facing a government that can pass legislation at will, it matters not a whit whether they are Blocists or Dippers.

And so, debating whether the NDP will be more effective than the Bloc is an exercise in futility, akin to arguing which store is better to shop in, when you have no money to spend!

The real story of the election, the Harper majority, is being roundly ignored and like an ostrich burying its head in the sand in the face of danger, Quebeckers seem to be in denial, which is appropriately the first stage of grief.

While Mr. Layton, Mr. Mulcair and their troupe of 'little dippers' from Quebec are the talk of the town, the foreboding reality of the political downfall of the province remains unexamined.

The pollsters and the experts assured us in the later half of the campaign that the chance of a Conservative majority had died on the vine. The conventional wisdom that no majority could be attained without some Quebec support was held so strongly, that even those in Harper's own party believed it to be true and so were resigned to another minority government.

After two unsuccessful tries in coddling Quebec without reward, Harper's strategy shifted to winning Ontario and it's ethnically diverse Toronto area ridings.
Why the Liberal collapse happened is a subject long to be debated, but coupled with the Ndp resurgence, it led to unprecedented majority Conservative government, bereft of Quebec representation.

The political Earth had moved.

When the stark reality of the disaster that Quebec faces, finally unfolds, it will not be a pretty picture. Quebec will have reduced representation in the Conservative caucus and even less influence in the Cabinet.
It may open the door to Maxime Bernier to make a return in a big way, but he's even more conservative and libertarian than Harper and has even spoken against Bill 101!

Of course Mr. Harper will be very Prime Ministerial and govern for the benefit of the whole country, but what is best for Canada in Harper's eye is far from what is held in Quebec.

No doubt his first legislative foray (after passing the budget that was previously rejected) will be to  pass legislation that he was unable to muster support for in his previous minority government.
So look for him to present a bill to add thirty seats to Parliament, all outside the province of Quebec. This re-jigging of the Parliamentary seat allocation will redress the shifting demographic reality of a changing Canada, to the determent of Quebec. Harper had previously abandoned the proposal in the face of fierce lobbying by Quebec cabinet ministers, but given the irrelevancy of Quebec's political weight, it's full speed ahead.
No doubt he will then pass legislation to eliminate the government per vote subsidy to political parties. This act will effectively cut off the major funding of the Bloc Quebecois and represents the coup de grace for the separatist presence in Ottawa.

In the waning months of the last minority government, Harper had already signalled that he had lost patience and was no longer ready to pander to Quebec. His decision to back Newfoundland's project to bypass Quebec to move power to the USA brought a furious reaction in Quebec City, criticism that Harper shrugged off rather nonchalantly.

It is likely that Quebec under a Conservative majority will treated fairly, but will no longer have status as a coddled and doted upon favourite child.

Those days are gone.

Quebec is going to have to come up with a new strategy. Without enough votes for sovereignty the province is stuck in Canada with little power in Ottawa, a tragic and sad comeuppance.

Will Quebec assess the new situation honestly and make the best of a bad lot?

If recent history is to be considered, voters will once more, make the wrong decision.

37 comments:

  1. > And so, debating whether the NDP will be more effective than the Bloc is an exercise in futility, akin to arguing which store is better to shop in, when you have no money to spend!

    Well put. Hot air abounds, but we’re very much out of gas on this point.


    > After two unsuccessful tries in coddling Quebec without reward, Harper's strategy shifted to winning Ontario and it's ethnically diverse Toronto area ridings.

    Well if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. After courting us with all that “nation” talk and realizing he had effectively swapped two tens for a five by doing so (and was made to look like a fool for doing it), it’d be inconceivable that he would ever come back for more.

    I suspect Harper realized one election cycle earlier than Layton that the Quebec electorate in its current state is the very definition of politically mercurial, and can’t be counted on to lay the foundation for a majority government. He knows we can change on a whim, and it’s better to manage our nationalist political demagogues’ tantrum-fueled theatrics than to engage them.

    > Why the Liberal collapse happened is a subject long to be debated, but coupled with the Ndp resurgence, it led to unprecedented majority Conservative government, bereft of Quebec representation.

    You say that like it’s a bad thing.

    The Liberals have been on life support ever since Chrétien left. It’s now time for them to do the hard thinking that they couldn’t (or wouldn’t) do back then. Now’s as good a time as any.

    As for the NDP’s resurgence, I submit to you that it’s too soon to tell whether it’s the beginning of a sustainable trend. Every tidal wave goes back out. Exactly what we can expect our opposition to deliver that is of any significance, political or otherwise (save for some particularly juicy scandals, should they ever come to light), is anybody’s guess. How will my rights and interests as a Quebecer be protected and served by Jack and Co.? I really couldn’t tell.

    I watched Pauline Marois give a press conference the day after the vote. Several times she stated that constitutional talk and national unity weren’t issues in this election. I thought the national unity theme was rather like the large elephant in the room. The PQ and their BQ alter egos, just like the rest of us, need to see whether this is a true shift away from a 40-year paradigm whose legacy is being unceremoniously jettisoned, or just another one-term fad that we’ll outgrow

    > The political Earth had moved.

    Really? I’d say we’ve simply decided it was time to redecorate and have gone with an orange-based palette.

    > When the stark reality of the disaster that Quebec faces, finally unfolds, it will not be a pretty picture. Quebec will have reduced representation in the Conservative caucus and even less influence in the Cabinet.

    Agreed. Either we’re witnessing is the Bloc’s (and Liberals’?) slow exit from Canadian political relevance, or everything that both federalists and separatists hate most about each other is regrouping and will be back in 2016 with a vengeance.

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  2. > It may open the door to Maxime Bernier to make a return in a big way, but he's even more conservative and libertarian than Harper and has even spoken against Bill 101!

    Probably for the attention and little else, although I respect his chutzpah, even if it’s just an act. On the other hand, if we really are in a period in which conventional wisdom is being turned on its head, I hope what emerges from this “experiment” is a much less dysfunctional and much more united country.

    > Of course Mr. Harper will be very Prime Ministerial and govern for the benefit of the whole country, but what is best for Canada in Harper's eye is far from what is held in Quebec.

    A lot of that is separatist scaremongering made in a desperate bid to stay relevant. The mere fact that we find it completely normal to discuss how well Quebec will be “served” (or how our “needs” will be “met”) only emphasizes how little attention we genuinely deserve. Either we play and fight by the same rules as everybody else, or we keep digging ever deeper.

    > This re-jigging of the Parliamentary seat allocation will redress the shifting demographic reality of a changing Canada, to the determent of Quebec. Harper had previously abandoned the proposal in the face of fierce lobbying by Quebec cabinet ministers, but given the irrelevancy of Quebec's political weight, it's full speed ahead.

    On the topic of redistricting, I find it interesting that Charest hasn’t had the intestinal fortitude to resolve a similar imbalance at the provincial level. Especially when it stands to benefit him more than his foes…

    > No doubt he will then pass legislation to eliminate the government per vote subsidy to political parties. This act will effectively cut off the major funding of the Bloc Quebecois and represents the coup de grace for the separatist presence in Ottawa.

    Or perhaps the separatist element will just be dissimulated, just as it was in the pre-Bloc days. How many Quebec NDP MP-elects do you think are really federalists?

    > In the waning months of the last minority government, Harper had already signalled that he had lost patience and was no longer ready to pander to Quebec. His decision to back Newfoundland's project to bypass Quebec to move power to the USA, which brought a furious reaction in Quebec City, criticism that Harper shrugged off rather arrogantly.

    Sometimes our strongest foes teach us what we most need to learn.

    > It is likely that Quebec under a Conservative majority will treated fairly, but will no longer have status as a coddled and doted upon favourite child.

    Welcome to Canada. Bienvenue au Canada.

    > Quebec is going to have to come up with a new strategy. Without enough votes for sovereignty the province is stuck in Canada with little power in Ottawa, a tragic miscalculation.

    Again, we’re a mercurial bunch. There’s no telling what slight (real or apprehended) will send us into a prefab made-for-TV tizzy next.

    > Will Quebec honestly assess the situation and make the best of a bad lot?

    Baby steps, Editor.

    > If recent history is to be considered, voters will once more, make the wrong decision.

    The voters are never wrong. They’re just not always sold on the options that are good for them.

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  3. We can only hope that finally Quebec will be put in its place. You are just a province like Newfoundland, Alberta, Ontario…no different, nothing special other than the fact that you have spent the last 5 decades wiping out the English language and culture from the province with racist, anti-English language laws such as bill 22, 178, 101…This is a fact. Racism, intolerance, bigotry, ethnic language cleansing and human rights violations still going on in the province of Quebec.

    Ya, Quebec, where the English, Scottish, Irish, United Empire Loyalists… built up the province of Kebec (original native spelling) since 1763. Yes, the same province of Kebec where the Union Jack and Red Ensign flew until 1950. Again, just the facts…This lie, this hoax, this revisionist nonsense that Quebec is a French province and that Canada is bilingual is just that, an outright lie. Fact: We have been part of the British Empire since 1763.We were officially an English speaking country for over 200 years, again just the facts.

    I love the fact that you can have a majority without Quebec. You do not need to pander to Quebec any longer. Enough is enough. This province can not be satisfied period. They are a drain on the country, socially and fiscally. No more pandering to this province period. We are watching.

    Majority rules ??? I guess we will see. Here is my wish list to fixing this country. Now let’s get to work repealing decades of bad expensive laws forced upon the country by tax and spend, scum bag, socialist, anti-English language, anti-BNA, bigoted, Quebecers. Repeal the charter, end forced phony expensive metis/french bilingualism, multiculturalism, lower/change immigration, eliminate equalization, ad the 30 new seats in Parliament (Ontario, Alberta, BC), reduce Kebecs seats, elected senate/or abolish – fixed terms (8 years max), fixed terms for MPs as well (8 year max), lower/reduce gold plated MP pensions, end subsidies to parties, lower all taxes, eliminate (not reduce) debt, reduce the size of government/RCMP…eliminate departments, public servant salary cap… Tell unions to rot in hell or Kebec. This would be nice start.

    Get to work Harper; you have a majority, do something with it or else…you will lose money, and our votes, I guarantee it.

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  4. Editor: "It is likely that Quebec under a Conservative majority will treated fairly, but will no longer have status as a coddled and doted upon favourite child."

    And that's all I'm asking for. Enough is enough.

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  5. Constatez l'ouverture sur les autres de ce jeune canayen attardé et digne représentant de ses géniteurs et de son pays,le canaya.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Asp5Sd3wkI

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  6. Layton was on Tout Le Monde En Parle last night. He said his first motion will be to demand an extension of Bill 101 to all Quebec outposts of federal crown corporations (Air Canada, CN,...).

    Good thing this guy doesn't have a majority.

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  7. Yes Adiski,

    Worst yet large portion of Anglos, to a lesser degree allos in Montreal abandoned the liberals to vote for the NDP in anglo-allo areas.

    So many seats like Pontiac, Pierrefonds-Dollard, Laval and the islands, Outremont, Ville Emard, and NDG Lachine, even in Jeanne Le Ber, the reincarnate of the bloc Quebecois, the NDP got helped elected from the very people they plan to screw over with the expansion of Bill 101.

    I trust the bloc more then I do NDP under Jack Layton. I am glad that conservatives got a majority to blunt the expansion of NDP. 30 new seats in parliament for Alberta, BC and Ontario means Quebec will have a very small role in determining national politics in the future.

    As for immigration I still want the same levels or more and as much as possible sent to Quebec as possible to dilute furthermore the Quebecois chauvanist political power. I don't support the entitlements of any one group, who just think they deserve more as they are "founding peoples", when they conveniently omit that what they "found" was already inhabited my another population.

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  8. "I don't support the entitlements of any one group, who just think they deserve more as they are "founding peoples"

    Exactly my stance. My opposition to Quebec's political expansionism and self-proclaimed exceptionalism stems from my dislike of entitlement and arrogance which abounds in this province.

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  9. “Layton was on Tout Le Monde En Parle last night. He said his first motion will be to demand an extension of Bill 101 to all Quebec outposts of federal crown corporations (Air Canada, CN,...).”

    This is comical Jack. Like I said Layton, Mulcair and the NDP are more racist, bigoted than the Bloc heads. The wonderful thing Jacko is you can foam at the mouth all you want. Nothing you do will pass, nothing you clowns do in the house of commons will pass, why? The Conservatives have a majority. You can’t do squat Jack. You clowns will foam at the mouth (just like the bloc heads…) for 4 years, collect a nice big fat pay check and then be booted from office again. What an expensive joke.

    Poor Kebec, if you only knew what you just did. WOW!!! Beyond stunned.

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  10. "Yes Adiski..."

    Coudonc!C'est Adiski,Adski ou a dix skis ?

    Faudrait se brancher la!

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  11. "Press 9 said...
    Constatez l'ouverture sur les autres de ce jeune.."

    He sounds less retarded than you, you like seing the mirror image of yourself?

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  12. "He sounds less retarded than you, you like seing the mirror image of yourself?"

    Possible,mais je ne changerais pas de situation avec lui et sa famille.Regardez les commentaires qui suivent la vidéo et vous comprendrez.Pauvre rouquin,une chance pour lui qu'on a pas besoin de dents pour savourer un donut.

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  13. "He sounds less retarded than you..."

    Tellement stupide qu'il donne même le nom de sa rue.Certains l'ont retracé sur google et ont affiché son adresse exacte,son nom et celui de ses parents ainsi que son numéro de téléphone!!!

    Non mais quel idiot ce "red head/neck"!

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  14. "Possible,mais je ne changerais pas de situation avec lui.."

    Pas possible, tu te trompe tu est l'image miroir, qui se ressemble s'assemble tu a trouver ton jumeaux anglophone.

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  15. "Coudonc!C'est Adiski,Adski ou a dix skis ?"

    C'est adski-doo.

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  16. @Qq chose de pourri said...

    Je crois comprendre que vous ne maîtrisez aucune des deux langues officielles.Retournez en classe et revenez-nous avec quelque chose de moins pourri.

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  17. From my point of view, I have voted NDP. It is my last try into de federation. If a majority of canadian think like the first post, I don't think we will work it out.

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  18. Press 9
    Toujours aussi retarder, remarque si j'avais payer 5$ de plus j'aurais pu être ton père.

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  19. "It is my last try into de federation"

    How many times have we heard this one before.

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  20. To rotten head:

    Une chance pour moi que vous n'aviez pas ces 5$. De plus,je ne serais pas surpris d'apprendre que vous ne les avez toujours pas et que votre dernière escapade sexuelle remonte a la deuxième guerre mondiale.

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  21. On a note of interest, a judicial recount has been ordered for the Quebec riding of Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup (the Conservative MP won by the total of votes you can count on the fingers of on hand!).

    Should the recount determine the NDP actually won that particularly seat, the conservatives will drop a seat in Quebec.

    This potentially means the majority government in power may only have *5* seats in Quebec! How Delicious is that, what with the Bloc Quebecois wiped out of existence!

    I'm counting on Harper take advantage of this. NO special favors for Quebec, and hopefully he'll start taking back what was already given to this province. Quebec has no unique identity or special needs, in fact I think it's the least important province in Canada. Let's see it treated it as such. For the next 4 years, Quebec is nothing but an insect under Harper's shoe. If it becomes a pest, he can and will step on it! :)

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  22. »Sighhhhhh«...this debate again is turning into gibborish and gobbldygook...again.

    On the other hand, it does give the "seppies" cause to broil and stew because Harper didn't suck up to Quebec this time, and given the result, like a little spoiled child and its long, loud tantrums, this time the child will carry on and on and on and not get its way.

    HALELLUYAH!

    Let Quebec hold its collective breath until it's blue in the face. Let Quebec fed bash all they like. Let Quebec think it's distinct and deserving of more than the rest of us. Let Quebec keep pushing its racist agenda.

    It's been done to death...it's over...it's dead, and if it thinks it isn't dead, perhaps the rest of us will just kill it. I think it's time the rest of us exact revenge on Quebec for all the grief of the past 40 years inflicted by one "seppie" government or the other.

    Newfoundland hasn't done itself any favours by shutting out the PCs off the Island. That relatively small riding in Labrador is not enough, so I don't think Quebec will have to worry about NF getting all its way.

    Then again, that's 7 vs 75 seats, but who wants to embolden Quebec with lucrative projects when extra riches will only serve to give Quebec more of its separatist leverage. NF may still win this battle. If it results in lots of jobs hence bringing jobs INTO NF instead of Newfies constantly leaving for greener pastures, maybe gratitude will win the day for NF...and the Conservatives the next time.

    As for Anon @ 10:58AM, it is also my wish to reduce the number of parliamentary constituencies in Quebec, but that will not be possible as they were constitutionally guaranteed to remain at 75; in fact, had Quebec voted yes in Mulroney's 1992 Referendum, they would have been guaranteed 25% of parliamentary seats no matter what happened. If seats were added, one in four had to go to Quebec. Thank God they were stupid enough to vote no!

    Harper will do the next best thing by enlarging the number of constituencies in Ontario, Alberta and BC. It further dilutes Quebec's leverage on the federal scene, and they fully deserve the consequences of that.

    Too bad John James "Goldilocks" Charest, Quebec's supreme being, is too stupid to have undergone electoral reform in Quebec when he had the chance and a strong majority. By either doubling the number of constituencies in Montreal, or by amalgamating some of those miniscule ridings in rural Quebec, or some combination of the two, John James "Goldilocks" Charest, Quebec's supreme being, would have increased his chances of winning, especially if he fortified West Central Montreal and the West Island.

    Actually, that Western Montreal hypothesis could cut another way. With so many more West Side seats, the rebirth of Equality or a close facsimile, could become a reality again, and a more viable one this time. Maybe this is what John James "Goldilocks" Charest, Quebec's supreme being, is worried about, hence is leaving those oversized Montreal ridings alone.

    Delicious food for thought...

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  23. To mister donut:

    "racist agenda..." TssTss!

    Linguistic agenda!

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  24. "Press Zits said...

    Une chance pour moi que vous n'aviez pas ces 5$. De plus,je ne serais pas surpris d'apprendre que vous ne les avez toujours pas et que votre dernière escapade sexuelle remonte a la deuxième guerre mondiale."

    En effet je les ai toujours elle a crus que le 0.10$ de canadian tire étais monnaie légale, et comme elle savais pas trop compter comme son fils en bonne séparatiste (comme son fils) 0.10$ et 10$ semblais la meme chose pour elle.
    2ieme guerre mondiale, oh je vois, ce devais êtres votre filles, merci de l'avoir éduquer en mode séparatiste ou 1+1=5 :)

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  25. "Press nuts said...
    To mister donut:

    "racist agenda..." TssTss!

    Linguistic agenda!"

    Potayto PotAto ;)

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  26. Kebec is the original native spelling???? That is rich! They had no alphabet before the white people came here.... Or perhaps you are a mormon and believe that Jesus and the Romans were here 2000 years ago!

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  27. "...Or perhaps you are a mormon and believe that Jesus and the Romans were here 2000 years ago!"

    HaHaHa!Mormon ou moron?

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  28. ...to QQ chose @ 3:59

    Darn you! You beat me to the potayto potatto!

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  29. Finalement, tant qu'à ne pas être considéré dans ce pays qu'est le Canada, aussi bien décider tout seul! Indépendance et vite !

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  30. "Mississauga Guy said...
    ...to QQ chose @ 3:59

    Darn you! You beat me to the potayto potatto!"
    I will let u get the next one lol

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  31. "Finalement, tant qu'à ne pas être considéré dans ce pays qu'est le Canada, aussi bien décider tout seul! Indépendance et vite !"

    And declare bankrupcy the following day, thanks to the whining done by our politician and us letting them blind us on how screwed we are debt wise.
    And u still won;t get 50% but heck the ROC may kick us out before that lol
    The number of people in this province that thinks 1+1=5. It makes independance a guaranteed liberty killer, especially with the bunch of nationalo-socialist that run this province.

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  32. "And declare bankrupcy the following day..."

    Vaut mieux vivre pauvre dans son propre pays que Pauvre et endetté dans un pays qu'on déteste.

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  33. "Press my balls said;

    Vaut mieux vivre pauvre dans son propre pays que Pauvre et endetté dans un pays qu'on déteste.
    "
    You must really suffer, obssessed with language and never getting your fellow citizen wanting to split from the magnificent country Canada, refusing to see themselves as only Quebec citizens. We said no twice and the next one will not fly either if there are any, your dream will die with Marois's generation. Enjoy ;)

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  34. "...your dream will die with Marois's generation."

    Sorry but our dream will never die because it's a dream of liberty!NDP is your last chance.

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  35. "Sorry but our dream will never die because it's a dream of liberty!NDP is your last chance. "

    The French dream for neocolonialism died in Indochina. Independence for Quebec will only make it English North Americas footstool. Give yourself a chance, and open your eyes, or do you not drive much? The world outside Quebec is only a few kms away.

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  36. ''Ya, Quebec, where the English, Scottish, Irish, United Empire Loyalists… built up the province of Kebec (original native spelling) since 1763. Yes, the same province of Kebec where the Union Jack and Red Ensign flew until 1950. Again, just the facts…This lie, this hoax, this revisionist nonsense that Quebec is a French province and that Canada is bilingual is just that, an outright lie. Fact: We have been part of the British Empire since 1763.We were officially an English speaking country for over 200 years, again just the facts.''

    Non mais... J'ai toujours su que les positions politiques du Québec ne faisaient pas l'unanimité à travers le Canada, mais jamais n'avais-je lu de commentaires aussi sombrement ignorants et stupides.

    Sachez mon cher que je suis fier d'être québécois et de parler français et que contrairement à vos affirmations, l'histoire du Québec et de la présence française en Amérique du Nord débute aux origines-mêmes de l'histoire du Canada et tout canadien qui se respecte devrait au moins avoir la présence d'esprit de le reconnaître, peu importe son sentiment d'appartenance à la culture francophone. Même Steven Harper l'aurais compris, à en croire son attitude lors du débat des chefs en français lorsqu'il a reconnu que le mot 'Canadien' a été utilisé pour la première fois pour désigner les habitants de la Nouvelle-France. Bien sûr, les passionantes péripéthies de l'histoire auront voulu que l'anglais devienne la langue majoritaire sur le continent et je suis le premier à l'accepter, mais pourquoi cela devrait-il signifier l'arrêt de mort de la langue française? Qu'est-ce que l'unilinguisme et l'uniformisation de la culture a de si attrayant? Le monde serait-il à ce point si beau si tout le monde était pareil? Réalisez-vous l'ampleur du défi de protéger la langue française en Amérique du Nord et à quel point cela est important pour bon nombre d'entre nous? Nous, québécois et autres canadiens francophones, qui nous sommes tenus debout pendant des siècles pour protéger notre identité. Qu'auriez-vous fait à notre place?

    Je dois avouer que j'ai souvent eu des haut-le-coeur en lisant l'opinion de beaucoup des gens qui commentent les articles de ce site, selon qui les québécois ne sont tous qu'une bande de xénophobes anti-anglophones et que les lois telles que la loi 101 ont tout en commun ou presque avec les mesures prises par les partis politiques ouvertement racistes que l'histoire a malheureusement connus. À vous entendre, on croirait que le Québec est un lieu sordide et malfaisant! Mais mon expérience des faits en tant que québécois est bien différente.

    Toute personne saine d'esprit reconnaîtra que la loi 101 n'a pour rôle que de protéger la langue française dans le seul ilôt fonctionnellement francophone restant dans une Amérique du Nord où une majorité écrasante des gens parlent anglais. Cette loi n'implique en aucun cas une discrimination ouverte des minorités anglophones du Québec ou une tentative d'affirmer la supériorité du race sur une autre (nous ne sommes pas des Nazi quand même!).

    Le Québec dans le lequel je vis n'est certes pas parfait, puisque la perfection n'est pas de ce monde, mais il est beau, riche en histoire et en culture et j'en suis profondément fier. Dire que le Canada est un pays bilingue ne signifie pas du tout qu'il faille être bilingue pour être un 'vrai' canadien. Il s'agit d'une reconnaissance envers l'existence de deux peuples disctincts ayant traversé ensemble l'histoire de ce pays. Au lieu de nous chicaner, nous devrions nous soutenir pour faire de cette Terre un monde meilleur, et je crois que ce monde meilleur implique l'épanouissement de chaque culture. Merci

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  37. Defend Canada. Who the hell said, you will be able to take a piece of Canada. In reality you will never ever be able to. The rest of Canada will never let it happen.

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