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- From: pete@aix1.uottawa.ca (Peter Hickey)
- Subject: Does Quebec *want* to stay in Canada> (was Re: RACISM???...)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.134507.21935@csi.uottawa.ca>
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 13:45:07 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul27.234323.11712@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> ematias@dgp.toronto.edu (Edgar Matias) writes:
- >
- >>It is not the Quebecois that want to stay in Canada, it is Canada that
- >>want Quebecois not to leave. It is then to Canada to make compromises.
- >
- >Denis, you crack me up :-). You keep making outlandish statements like
- >these and no one is going to take you seriously any more! If you actually
- >*believe* this, I think we should collectively declare you a
- >'distinct society'...
- >
-
- In *my* experience, Denis has hit the nail on the head. I don't think
- it is an outlandish statement.
-
- English Canada views Quebec as wanting to grab power, while the Quebec
- seems to have no real *desire* to be a part of Canada. It does explain
- a lot. Two sides arguing about the same 'goal', but for different
- reasons.
-
- This, however, is only my experience in my neighborhood. What do
- I know anyway, I'm not even Canadian. I'm an American living in
- Hull, QC. Maybe that means I can see things more objectively since
- I haven't had my 'vision of Canada' taught to me by others. I got it
- from experience.
-
- -Pete
- not.
-
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