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Uh oh! "... this House recognizes that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada.".(CITIZENSHIP--INTRODUCTION)
On 27 November 2006, Members of Parliament overwhelmingly supported the government's motion (quoted above). Note the motion says "Quebecois"--the people of Quebec. It doesn't say Quebec--the province.
But, even before the vote was taken, questions were being asked by the more curious. Who are the Quebecois? All Quebeckers, or just the ones who speak French? If it's the ones who speak French does it include French-speaking people who live in Ontario? Prince Edward Island? Saskatchewan?
If it includes all the people of Quebec then it defines a territory. This is what the province's separatists have been battling to get for decades; recognition that Quebec is a nation.
If all the people of Quebec form a nation, then the Parliament of Canada has declared a class of people to have a citizenship that is different from everybody else's.
If by "Quebecois" the government means only francophones then it has still set up two classes of citizenship--those who are part of the "nation of Quebecois" and those ...
- Life of the Parti: Boisclair and the Parti Quebecois.(Andre Boisclair, Quebec...
- Magazine article from: Harvard International Review Bruemmer, Emily March 22, 2006 700+ words
...souviens." Or does it? Quebec has maintained a strong...past 250 years. While Quebecois politics has not always...province's motto, Quebec's rising political...the 1980 Referendum on Quebec's complete independence...with only 40 percent of Quebecois voting in favor of sovereignty...
- Drogue et alcool durant l'incarceration: examen de la situation des...
- Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Criminology Plourde, Chantal Brochu, Serge April 1, 2002 700+ words
...ten federal penitentiaries in Quebec, classified according to three...SPA d travers 10 penitenciers quebecois repartis en trois niveaux securitaires...Services correctionnels du Quebec 1990; Spunt, Brownstein...Services correctionnels du Quebec 1990; Shewan, Gemmel, et...
- Parti Quebecois Set to Win Elections in Quebec Monday
- Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) September 10, 1994 700+ words
...year. The Parti Quebecois gained notoriety...French language in Quebec. Now, nine years...fervently in the Parti Quebecois' claim that Quebec's economy will...so if the Parti Quebecois comes to power...Speaking Resident of Quebec: It makes me...
- We are tous Quebecois; Minorities in Canada.(Quebec's less-separate Anglos)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) January 8, 2005 700+ words
...close in September. Quebec's only English-language...has implications for Quebec's politics. Since...the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) was first elected...specialises in minorities. Quebec provides her with rich...society. "You can be Quebecois now without having spoken...
- Screening Quebec: Quebecois Moving Images, National Identity, and the Public...
- Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review Simons, Tony July 1, 2005 700+ words
Screening Quebec: Quebecois Moving Images...Mackenzie's Screening Quebec addresses the paradoxical nature of Quebecois cinema. On the...contrasting models of Quebecois national identity...Bill Marshall's Quebec National Cinema...
- SOVEREIGNTY DECISION SHADOWS QUEBEC RACE PARTI QUEBECOIS TRIES TO DOWNPLAY...
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) August 28, 1994 700+ words
...to embrace Parti Quebecois candidates in approximately...three districts of Quebec next month, and...to read the Parti Quebecois program. Or, he...sarcasm, why not ask Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson...districts. Parti Quebecois candidates are leading in 80 or more of Quebec's 125 ...
- Post-election.(Quebec Communique)(Parti Quebecois)
- Magazine article from: Canadian Dimension Dostie, Pierre July 1, 2007 700+ words
...election news coverage in Quebec spent a lot of time discussing...tribulations of the Parti Quebecois, which on March 26 suffered...partisan strategy. The Quebec national question can...First Nations within Quebec are an undeniable reality...support from not only all Quebecois social ...
- A snorting victory; Canada: Quebec.(A new leader for Quebec separatism)(Andre...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) November 19, 2005 700+ words
...to lead the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) in June, he looked...He is openly gay, which in Quebec is not a disadvantage. To...realise its dream of taking Quebec out of Canada. On November...referendum on sovereignty for Quebec "as soon as possible" after...
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