[QUOTE]Originally posted by canadajen:
To all the skeptics of the sovereignty movement of Quebec, please don't be lulled into the false sense of security that has come with the silence of the past few years. From what I've heard, Bernard Landry & the PQ are quite serious & will be pushing for another referendum SOON -- we all know the results from the last one, and the weren't very pretty ... something like 50.6 to 49.4!
Although this is off topic with the thread I just have to respond to this because it's so damn interesting
I think being isolated way out in B.C. has left you a little in the dark about quebec sentiments
I don't really see separation as a big problem, the attitudes vary according to region - chicouttimi (sp?) - quebec city are diehard seperatists; the outaouis region and montreal are strong federalists. I really don't think quebec can separate with a slight majority (50%)
and what they actually are seeking for no one knows.
If anything, I would compare their sovereignty movement to the governance of the first nations. Besides, we have Jean Charest in PQ, he knows what's going on
I go to a bylingual school in a bylingual city, I don't see why we all can't get along
anyways, that's enough rambling for now.
p.s. sorry les, I wasn't referring to you about the poor quebec reference.