"Some international perspective is all it takes to remind you that the only thing more boring to the world than the enduring mystery of Canadian identity is the eternal question of Quebec's future. But I am old enough to remember a time when Quebec separatists offered the closest thing Canada had to serious political violence. The very existence of the Front de libération du Québec served to satisfy the 'issue envy,' as Mordecai Richler called it, that ever afflicts peaceable, well-ordered Canadians when they view gritty world affairs. ..."
With the resurgence of the the PQ, although in a minority government situation, the idea of Québec separation is once again rising to the surface in Québec politics. The brouhaha about the removal of the Canadian flag from the Québec Legislative Assembly is merely a symptom, but how real is separation? Mark Kingwell has an opinion. Judge for yourself how valid it is or whether it's just ruminations from an ivory tower.
With the resurgence of the the PQ, although in a minority government situation, the idea of Québec separation is once again rising to the surface in Québec politics. The brouhaha about the removal of the Canadian flag from the Québec Legislative Assembly is merely a symptom, but how real is separation? Mark Kingwell has an opinion. Judge for yourself how valid it is or whether it's just ruminations from an ivory tower.
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