Original sentence: Even many federalist Québécois who readily identify as Canadian regard French-Canadians as constituting a distinct nation (in the ethnic sense) within the Canadian federation.This comes of the pervasive reality of the culture of Quebec which is made of six million francophones trying to maintain an independent culture against the majority culture of 27 million Anglo-Canadians (and 280 million more English-speaking Americans just south of it).While the distinct language and customs of Quebec are accepted and embraced by Canadians who enjoy Canada's multiculturalism, Quebec's repeated attempts at political separation from Canada have made the province appear distant and foreign to many residents of other provinces, especially in the West
Edited sentence: Even many federalist Québécois who readily identify as Canadian regard Quebecers as constituting a distinct nation (in the civic sense) within the Canadian federation.Not only the distinct language and customs of Quebec are scorned or ignored by most Canadians, but Quebec's repeated attempts at political separation from Canada have made the province appear distant and foreign to many residents of other provinces, especially in the West.This comes of the pervasive reality of the culture of Quebec which is made of six million francophones trying to maintain an independent culture against the majority culture of 300 million English-speaking North-Americans