MODR 1760 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Marcel Chaput, Quebec Nationalism
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Quebec nationalism: why am i a separatist (marcel chaput pages 81-104) Each of the nation"s striving to maintain its national identity is separatist. Those who long for a real canadian constitution is a separatist. Difference between chaput and us is that we want canada to be free in relation to. England and the united states, and chaput wants quebec to be free in relation to canada. Separatism leads to: independence, liberty, fulfillment of the nation, french dignity in the new world. French-canadians didn"t gain anything from confederation, they are losing continuously. The french-canadian nation is economically weak and economically under-developed living in economic bondage. French-canadians are on the bottom of the labour market ladder. For equal labour, workers in quebec are paid less than in ontario. If there is an economic recession or unemployment, quebec always has the longest list of unemployed. Quebec pays b a year to ottawa in taxes.