Separation for Quebec

Quebecois think they are special because of their ancestry

1960s, René Lévesque came up with the idea of

Quebec separation

Most Québécois don't like Quebeckers

What we feel

Maritime provinces will be split form the rest of Canada if Québec separates

Québec will be separating Canada in half

Most of us are immigrants, so why should the Québécois get special treatment?

No more need to learn French

Will not be a bilingual country

Lose part of our history

Feels like the Québécois are pushing us away/doesn't like us

We are all Canadian citizens

A lot of money returned from Québec's debt will go back to Canada's economy

Québec is the most in debt province (approximately 254 billion)

We will no longer have to worry about the Québécois complaining about how we treat them (if separate)

If separate, our freedom is further restricted since we have to consider them when making laws

Overall opinion....

Canada doesn't want Québec to separate

Desire for sovereignty

QUEBEC WAS HERE FIRST

Through the lenses:

Understanding the tension:

Peace and prosperity:

Quebec

If

separates

from

Canada...

Can

Quebec will

split

in half

if separated

ada

the

Cree

will

Desire for sovereignty

separate

Unhappy

1995 referendum

The came

dangerously close to separation: 50.5% against and 49.42% for .

from

Quebec

separation

debt

EMOTIONS

Quebec in

Red Hat

White Hat

Québécois

want

Feels unsatisfied

to

separate

Different

The

• history
• language
• religion
• values
• ancestry

than the rest of Canada

Québécois

are

different

because:

Many francophone Québécois want

in Quebec

SOVEREIGNTY

They want to

separate

and make

Quebec

SELF-DETERMINATION

an

independent country

The

The most recent

referendum

took place on

October 30, 1995

Canadian Point of View

The

"a nation within a united Canada"

Québécois

The

Separation

of Quebec

Point of View

History culminating task

Independence

By: Priscilla Lo and Jenny Wu

Québec

Recognition as a nation

is in

debt

Has no prior experience in governing

Québec as a country

Black Hat

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Thinking Hats

Nation

Information

The Cree will separate from Québec

Pictures

"Cree Indian Group, a photo from Malopolskie, East | TrekEarth." Learning about the world through photography | TrekEarth. http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Poland/East/Malopolskie/Zakopane/photo1154242.htm (accessed September 28, 2012).

"Matthew Coon Come." Media Canada. media.canada.com/1a416bf6-61d8-4c3a-b9f2-ccd684175f80/matthewcooncome-01.jpg (accessed September 28, 2012).

"Quebec "Debt Clock" | IEDM." IEDM. http://www.iedm.org/27-quebec-debt-clock (accessed September 29, 2012).

Yellow Hat

Green Hat

SEPARATION!

" Google Image Result for http://amazingvanstones.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/canadian-flag.jpg." Google. http://www.google.ca/imgres?num=10&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=709&tbm=isch&tbnid=ezrdKl79ubhAVM:&imgrefurl=http://amazingvanstones.com/this-is-toronto/canadian-flag-2/&docid=unhLi_u2mWuSLM&imgurl=http://amazingvanstones.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/canadian-fla (accessed September 29, 2012).

"CBC Digital Archives - Renée Lévesque's Separatist Fight - Renée Lévesque: Separatism gets a leader." CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV. http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/parties-leaders/rene-levesques-separatist-fight-1/separatism-gets-a-leader.html (accessed September 29, 2012).

" Google Image Result for http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJIo2wsEvBE/Tp2wmvDfw-I/AAAAAAAAARE/cBqYY-Rdpyc/s640/debt.jpg." Google. http://www.google.ca/imgres?hl=en&biw=1280&bih=709&tbm=isch&tbnid=Xxm9pWRam6YcQM:&imgrefurl=http://dearlissy.blogspot.com/2011/10/staying-out-of-time-debt.html&docid=db9ZSTQUmCSBxM&imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJIo2wsEvBE/Tp2wmvDfw-I/AAAAAAAAARE/cBqYY-Rdpyc/s640/debt.jpg&w=444&h=599&ei=15hrULmKA6naywHZ1oHAAw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=3&sig=104350575558444096819&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=109&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:156&tx=45&ty=49 (accessed September 28, 2012).

Blue Hat

"The Canadian Encyclopedia." The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ (accessed September 30, 2012).

Handouts from class

" Google Image Result for http://amazingvanstones.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/canadian-flag.jpg." Google. http://www.google.ca/imgres?num=10&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=709&tbm=isch&tbnid=ezrdKl79ubhAVM:&imgrefurl=http://amazingvanstones.com/this-is-toronto/canadian-flag-2/&docid=unhLi_u2mWuSLM&imgurl=http://amazingvanstones.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/canadian-fla (accessed September 29, 2012).

No, I don't think there is an option so that both sides are happy

creating an accord may be the only other choice, but previous ones failed

Problem:

Québécois want to be a separate country, Canadians want to keep everybody together = only one group can be truly happy

Canada (a sovereign country) wants to stay united with Quebec

The Québécois believe that they are losing their culture and wants to separate from Canada

Peace and prosperity not necessarily the goal, more like having a place to belong in and to preserve their culture.

It doesn't have much to do with peace because they are trying to preserve their culture, their main goal is not to become rich though peace and prosperity may follow.

Canadian:

We are looking at this problem through the "lens" of sovereignty since we are a sovereign country and our main concerns are what will happen to Canada as a country when/if Québec separates.

Conclusion:

The Québécois who are a nation, are trying to gain a sovereign country, and will not be satisfied with just self-determination

Québec:

It's a bit more difficult to understand this issue from the perspective because we don't really know how it feels to have so much self-determination; to want to become a sovereign country.