Comments on: I am Not as Much of a Nationalist as Gilles Duceppe (or Stéphane Dion)

By: Benoit

Benoit — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:13:31 +0000

Just leave.

By: angryfrenchguy

angryfrenchguy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:55:15 +0000

Test

By: dlp

dlp — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:04:35 +0000

Félicitation pour ton blog, je suis tombé dessus grâce à la chronique de cyberpresse et je me suis abonné au flux RSS.

Ton opinion est très rafraichissante sur les relations quebeco-canadienne. Je n’avais en effet jamais considérer le nationalisme comme étant inhérent mais lorsqu’on y pense c’est logique, si je me souviens bien un récent sondage démontrait que 98% de la population du Québec se disait Québécois, aussi incongru cela puisse paraitre, cela rajoute à ton point.

Au plaisir de te relire, je compte suivre attentivement ton blog.

By: ABP

ABP — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:38:25 +0000

“An independent quebec coming into being is a moot point because it will never happen. This province is simply too poor and too lazy, yes the people in this province are lazy, to ever be independent. Quebec would find it very hard economically to survive without money from Canada to keep the lights on!”

I think they would find it more difficult but not impossible. Of course, they would have to curtail a lot of their existing programs and cut spending radically to make this happen. It appears that they are not ready to make this sacrifice for their dream as recent polls indicate.

I doubt we will see Quebec separate any time soon.

BTW- I agree with the post by AGF…the only way Quebec can dispense with language laws and the protectionism is to form an independent country…Of course this is no guarantee that the language would be protected in the NA regime with the obvious one sided anglo numbers.

I doubt this will happen any time soon and has Acajack has indicated…the language laws will be around for some time to come.

Quite unfortunate, in that it is costly and really not necessary , at least in english canada.

I see Harper is gaining strength in Quebec and right in Montreal itself…the election campaign is young at this time.

ABP

By: happy new quebecois

happy new quebecois — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:04:49 +0000

We quebecoises like inhabitants of the Safari park. People pay to the Park Administration to watch us, feed us, and preserve our culture, our special language and us. But we are dreaming to escape. Can we? Yes we can! But we need first to abandon of our exclusivity (distinct nation, “we are different”, Bill 101 etc). We need to forget about PQ, BQ and BS (another powerful political party) we need to challenge the common future! Or to stay in the Safari park. With BQ,PQ,BS,QLF and the other socialistic programs.

By: T.K.

T.K. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:35:02 +0000

Acajack:

I wouldn’t have to leave Arizona to vote in either a general election or a referendum in Quebec because I could use an absentee ballot.

For example, the federal department in charge of voting already contacted me about 2 months ago in anticipation of the coming federal general election and I soon expect to receive my absentee ballot for that.

And, yes, I will vote “yes” in any coming sovereignty referendum.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:58:05 +0000

An independent quebec coming into being is a moot point because it will never happen. This province is simply too poor and too lazy, yes the people in this province are lazy, to ever be independent. Quebec would find it very hard economically to survive without money from Canada to keep the lights on!
AFG,
You know this is true. The industrious provinces support the poor provinces. If Quebec separated unilaterally how long could the bills be paid? It is the fly in the ointment for separatists and has nothing to do with language. Parizeau was right, Lobsters in a pot!!

By: Acajack

Acajack — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:42:26 +0000

T.K.: So does this mean that if you were somehow to emerge from your hideout at the O.K. Corral in Arizona (with “Wile E. Coyote” on the mailbox!) and return to Quebec that you would vote “Oui” in an independence referendum?

By: VM

VM — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:08:54 +0000

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Hold on there. Are you equating language with culture by any chance? Because that’s exactly what a nationalist would do.

By: T.K.

T.K. — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:58:32 +0000

AM writes:

“All this so that we don’t need language legislation?”

Admittedly, much of what I claim will occur when Quebec becomes independent is wishful thinking on my part.

But I do sincerely believe that with the boundaries of an independent nation and control over all taxes, all laws, and all treaties (Jacques Parizeau’s definition of an independent nation) that Quebec will have all the assurance it needs to protect its language and culture.

And within this framework, I am convinced that the Quebec elite will be the first ones to call for the use of and encouragement of English. You will see more and more fully and functionally bilingual Quebecois de souche in an independent Quebec than a Quebec within Canada that feels it needs a Bill 101.

Just imagine: not just one AngryFrenchGuy blog put out by one fully bilingual Quebecois — as is the case now — but a hundred. That’s what awaits us in an independent Quebec!

I think I’ll slit my wrists now…