As an Anglo Canadian I respect them as well, I believe Quebec has long since deserved independence from Canada, especially considering the more socialist leanings of the Quebec people. Canada is holding Quebec back.
Front de libération du Québec
Oliver Sullivan
Aiden Walker
Thanks for the info friend. I am completely sympathetic to the sovereignty of nations and national-liberation, and don't mean to undermine the right of Quebec to self-determination, was just surprised to hear the comparison to blacks because my impression has always been what you said, that there was preference for Anglos and assimilation efforts towards Quebecois. I have no problem with militancy and think it is necessary for it to accompany any effective socialist and/or national liberation movement to a large extent but that doesnt imply terrorism is at all effective let alone necessary.
This is basically what I assumed.
Hunter Ward
since you gave your point of view from a Anglo perspective, allow me to give mine that is from the perspective of a Francophone, I also want to warn I might also have a bias. I believe that we can just talk about our opinions and points of view in a respectable and mature way.
You should know that once the brits took over they have used the catholic church against us in order to supress any form of rebellion. Your point on Bilingualism is hard to believe for me. In Québec we don't treat our english population like shit, we treat them like anybody else, the law 101 is just there to protect our language and culture not to discriminate the ones of others. I also agree that the term white Nigger is highly exagerated when you take it literaly, but I believe that is was meant as a methaphore of beeing discriminated against based on their origins. We where basicaly just treated like the Irish where, wich might also explain why you can find alot of people of Irish decent in the separatist movement of Québec, from the rebellion of 1837 up to today.
Isaac Powell
Even today there is casual anti-Francophone discrimination in Anglo Canada, the systemic discrimination is mostly gone now but the culture is still bigoted especially in conservative communities. I see it firsthand regularly.
Brayden Cook
considering the majority of quebecois vote for a conservative (CAQ) or a neoliberal (QLP) party, it is highly doubtful life would get any better for their working class if they voted for independence
en.wikipedia.org
this is unlike in catalonia where they actually do have a sizable social-democratic/democratic-socialist coalition
Liam Price
I would have to disagree, it is true that Québec has elected a conservative goverment with the CAQ and have had the Liberal party in power for a long time, I would like to bring your attention to the fact that Québec solidaire, a highly left leaning party came in 3th place during the last elections, it might not be alot, but it is a start. The peopulation of Québec is getting more and more concious about the struggle of the working class, especialy with millenials and gen Z's.
John Campbell
That makes sense, Canadians I've met from Alberta and rural Ontario definitely have an arrogance about them.
What do you think are the prospects for Quebecs independence these days? Did the Quiet Revolution basically settle the question or is it still something a lot of people in general population want to happen?
Asher Howard
I don't see why the French deserve any sympathy for being discriminated against by other colonizers while they colonize.
Isaac Phillips
Rural Ontario is heavily francophone. Franco-Ontarians are a distinct group from Quebecois and often feel neglected by them.
Logan Phillips
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