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Nationalism and Federalism in Quebec
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In the 1980's the Parti Quebecois held a referendum to determine whether or not Quebec would make negotiations with the federal government regarding the separation. About 60 percent of the Quebec public voted no towards this. Another referendum was held by the Parti Quebecois in 1995, but this time the question was whether or not the province Quebec should have independence from Canada. While the results were still negative, the percentage of votes against it were 51 to 49.
What was the federalists view?
The conclusion
The End
Federalists didn't want Quebec to separate from Canada. They believed within the first twenty years, Quebec would fall into bankruptcy and, out of desperation, would join back with Canada. Federalists are also afraid of Quebec bringing in debt after the province failed as a country. While the province has done well on its own, it still looks to Canada for its funding. Federalists believed that Quebec would continue to take funds from Canada despite the separation. They also worry about the economy, which is fine right, but that could change at any moment.
Pros and Cons of the separation
An old newspaper clipper about the debate between nationalism and federalism
Cons
Pros
Canada would lose a large sum of its debt.
No disputes about the French and English languages spoken within the country.
French wouldn't be mandatory in English schools.
Could attract tourism.
Quebec would have a 35 billion dollar debt to deal with alone.
Canada would lose a huge chunk of land mass
Canada's population would drop by 16 percent at the least.
Canadian maps would have to be altered
Quebec has a large chance of falling into bankruptcy
Economic failure for both Quebec
What were the nationalists reasons for separation?
What is Nationalism and Federalism?
The nationalists saw Quebec as a different and unique province within Canada. 80% of the province speaks French and the 20% of people that do speak English are obligated to learn French. Quebec has passed laws on its own that effect only the province, like Law 101, which makes French the official language of Quebec. Quebec has a fairly well economy on its own, they are able to produce different technologies that are helpful around the world. They have a different civil law, which had been passed in 1774 with the Quebec act. Quebec separates itself from other Canadian holidays and they have a different culture altogether. Nationalists see Quebec as a province that can survive on its own, so they are confident with having Quebec be its own country.
Nationalism is the independence for a particular country. Federalism is the principle or a system of government. These are the two sides arguing whether or not Quebec should separate from Canada.