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    Defining the Quebec State This section looks to see how each group defines the Quebec nation differently. It argues that Federalists hold that although Quebec may have a distinct culture, Quebec is intrinsically tied to Canada, and thus the province can only be understood due to its relationship with the country. While at the same time Sovereigntists hold that the Quebec nation is unique, and thus defined in virtue of itself. The federalist’s perspective is defined by Trudeau, Health and Pelletier

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    Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) was a paramilitary group, who was very left winged; they believed in socialism and nationalism. These people were considered terrorists in the eyes of the British, whereas some Quebecois saw these people as heroes. The FLQ was responsible for 8 deaths with approximately 160 violent attacks on civilians. This terrorist organization endorsed the Quebec Sovereignty Movement. This movement was essentially a political movement that wanted Quebec to separate from the rest

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    Quebec Nationalism

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    The quote by Jean Charest describes the wishes of Quebec citizens. He underlines that the Quebecois want to be recognized as “being different”, having their own unique “history” and “identity”. Cherest claims as well that wanting these to be recognized causes no threat to national unity. Jean Charest is a Quebec Politician, meaning that he speaks for the whole province when making statements such as these, therefore it can be assumed that this quote is relaying the thoughts of the collective not

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    History Of Quebec

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    Quebec has 13 provinces and territories of canada. It is bordered by the west province ontario, James bay, and Hudson bay, north of hudson strait Ungava bay, east of the gulf of st lawrence bay and province of newfoundland and labrador, the south province of new brunswick and the united states of maine, new hampshire, vermont, and including new york. It also shares nautical borders with nunavut, Prince edward's island, and nova scotia. Quebec is Canada's biggest province and its largest administrative

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    Quebec is a hot-spot for immigrants and thousands of them come to Quebec to build a life for themselves and their families. The economy of Quebec is thriving as its economical activities are relatively higher than Canada's other provinces. Its majorly privatized mode of economy offers equal opportunities to skilled workers as well as investors. Culturally, the natives of the place are quite welcoming of immigrants and are accepting of their cultural diversity. From professional view-point, Quebec

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    Quebec, being the second-largest Canadian province, has a separate skilled worker visa category for it. This province is different from the rest of the country as it is the only official French-speaking province. However, to qualify for this program, applicant(s) has to go through points based assessment for immigration to Canada. Quebec offers permanent residency status for workers with desirable skills. Under the Canada-Quebec Accord, in matters of immigration, Quebec takes a key role in determining

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    In 2001, Québec had a population of approximately 7.1 million people of which over 83% were French-speaking (Mandjee et Brouste 5). Québec is arguably Canada’s most distinct province because it is the only province who’s official language is French. Québec is also the only province in the country who has a public organization enforcing language laws. The Office Québecois de la Langue Française (OQLF) is a public organization instated by Premier Jean Lesage under the Liberal government on March 24

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    It is crucial to understand the population of Quebec in terms of how likely certain demographics are to support sovereignty. Duchesne, Eagle, and Erfle (2003) note that constituencies with a high percentage of young adults are very likely to be in favour or Quebec secessionism. This may be due to the fact that “young voters provide an effective backing for the nationalist cause in the province” (Duchesne, Eagle, & Erfle, 2003, p. 652), especially as nationalist and alt-right movements are becoming

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    According to The Canadian Encyclopedia (2012) Quebec has been apart of Canada since 1867. Quebec has a role in French history as they were a colony for France. French settlers founded the colony of Canada (New France) in the 17th and 18th century. Due to Quebec followed by other provinces was a French colony, the settlers all spoke french making the province a French-speaking province, located in eastern Canada. They were the third province to join Canada. The province of Canada was changing government

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    Quebec Research Paper

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    course of time, Quebec has transformed into a strong, stable country. Quebec City is the capital of Canada and Quebec is Canada's second most populous province. Quebec, a province in east-central Canada, is a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language. This fact results in Canada having two official languages: French and English. With a multitude of available resources, large infrastructure, and stable economy, Quebec contains the

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