Quebec Seperatism

Agreed, this site is pretty awesome. The common interests of Quebec do not radically oppose the interests of the rest of Canada. You mentioned that Quebec is more liberal, but then earlier you clearly said "Having a different political opinion doesn't cause someone to not be part of French Canadian culture". So having an extremely different opinion on the status of nationhood won't divide people, but the Conservatives and Liberals will? Political interests won't divide a nation. If anything they reinforce the entire nation's dedication to democracy. So it doesn't matter if Quebec's interests are more liberal than the rest of Canada, just like it doesn't matter if the American South is more conservative than other states. Also realize that Quebec wasn't always more liberal. Quebec used to be rather conservative and religious until the Conscription debate. How does the French-Canadian interest in preserving their own culture conflict with English-Canada's interest? When it conflicts that means there is something directly opposing it. And I don't see how Canada is opposing French culture. If you mean that some Canadians are indifferent to it, that isn't really bad. Some white people are indifferent to the problems of the black community, some men to the feelings of women. Not actively campaigning for someone is not the same as conflicting their interests. If Quebec's culture could survive this long, even before the establishment of anti-discriminatory laws, then I don't think it's in any significant threat now. The only thing I can see threatening their culture now is globalization and the popularity of English media. But that can be amended by personal responsibility and possibly a protectionist policy. Other than that, I've yet to see a modern example of how English Canada is subverting Quebec. One could mention the opposition to having French only signs, but that wasn't anti-Quebec as much as it was pro-minority. French culture is strong and resilient, and could thrive in almost any environment. As for the Nycole Turmel controversy, that isn't really an anti-Quebec sentiment. If anything, it shows that Canadians want Quebec to stay because they're so uncomfortable with separatism. Just like conservatives would be uncomfortable with having a former-communist in their ranks, having a former pro-separatist in a national party can seem iffy. In all honesty, there are plenty of French-Canadians in politics. They make up for 32% of all prime ministers, which is proportional to their population. So this controversy doesn't really prove that there is some opposition towards Quebecois as much as there is opposition to their ideas. I don't think a Texas separatist would be too popular in America, as the Rick Perry controversy proved. The thing is, you mention colonization but aren't giving me any real examples for as to why Canada is perpetuating it. You admit that Canada isn't actively repressing people because it isn't financially viable, but that because some Quebecois reject being Canadian that it is colonization. There are separatist groups in plenty of countries, that doesn't necessarily mean that they're being colonized. As for the lack of language integration, I'll admit this was a failure. But I personally am a French student of Irish descent. Just because the curriculum has failed doesn't mean the entire idea of bi/multi-culturalism failed. In major, diverse cities like Toronto there are still "Chinatowns" where people live around people of their own race. That doesn't mean that anti-racism failed. Also consider that world wide there is a growing need for English as the 'international language'. If the rest of Canada spoke, for example, Spanish, I don't think the language split would have been as severe. Overall, I just think that there is more that unites every other province with Quebec than what divides them. It doesn't mean that Canada cannot undergo reform, like with the monarchy issue you mentioned. Maybe Canada will work better as something similar to the United Kingdom, or a pre-civil war United States. But unless there is a serious repression of French Canadian culture, I really don't see much point to separation.