Quebec Secede

[dimpy.handa]

Quebec wants "respect" within Confederation, and respect is not forthcoming unless it secedes. Attempts at devolution or an EU-style union will not fly in Ottawa or the other provincial capitals.Should the province of Quebec secede from Canada?

 

[swatiraohnlu]

The separation of Quebec is a very controversial issue in Canada, but why? Some people, such as those who live in Quebec believe Quebec should separate from Canada. They believe that their province would be better off on its own as its own country. Others, mainly those from other parts of the country, but still some from Quebec believe that Quebec should stay, that Quebec is a big part of Canada and would not be the same without it. If Quebec stays, Canada maintains its large piece of land on the map, the history that goes along with it, and the millions of people living there, but if Quebec separates, Canada would get rid of a large chunk of its debt (which would go to Quebec). This raises two very important arguments between for and those against the separation of Quebec from Canada.

There are several benefits of Quebec separating from Canada. If Quebec were to separate, there would be no more disputes over the French and English languages that are spoken in Canada. Canada could have its bilingualism, and Quebec could become its own strictly French nation with no English spoken anywhere. Canada is a bilingual country; French is even mandatory in English schools up to and including grade 9. It isn't right if Quebec is only going to offer a French education to its children. Quebec is already separate in a way from Canada. They have their own civil laws, and their street signs only read in French. In 1980 there was a referendum to separate Quebec from Canada. This referendum was defeated when 41.5% of the people voted "yes" and 56.5% voted "no." But the Quebecers were still fed up. Many people still did not want to be part of Canada, so the decided to try again. This time, it seemed to have more support than ever before, even from people that didn't live in Quebec (although people who didn't live in Quebec weren't involved in the vote.) "The referendum took place in Quebec on October 30, 1995, and the motion to pursue Quebec's independence was again narrowly defeated by a 50.58 % to 49.42 % margin, the closest in the history of Canada"

 

[swatiraohnlu]

Does all of this mean something? Why does Quebec keep trying to separate? Obviously they don't want to be a part of Canada, so they should become a country of their own. Now some may say that the reason these referendums have not gone through is because people are scared of becoming independent. They are scared of the thought of their province, Quebec, not being a part of Canada. Does this make sense? Not at all. If you want to separate from something, then do it. If you want to stay with that something, then stay with it. But don't try and do both, that will get you nowhere and the fights will continue to plague the whole country. The real reason for this is that the people who vote for Quebec to stay a part of Canada are mostly middle aged people while the people that want quebec to separate from Canada are the younger people and the older people. "Eventually, the young will be a majority and the "yes" vote side will win". It will end with them leaving, but not before more and more conflicts between the two sides, so they might as well go now.