You probably heard of this before, the Canadian province of Quebec has been aiming and pushing for Independence
Since as long as nearly all of us has been alive. I'd like to talk about the events and pros/cons.
Leading up to Quebec Independence, it started by the Quiet Revolution which was a way of Quebec
proving they were able to perform well on their own and didn't need Canada, which then got pushed
to the extreme by Charles De Gaulle's famous speech in Montreal
in which he called for the "Quebec Libre" ("Free Quebec"). Since then, Quebec felt it was limited by English Canada, and was better if it left to form it's own country.
The boiling point to all of this was 1995, which held the most recent Quebec Independence referendum. With a turnout rate of 93.52%, No lost with 49.42% of the vote.
Being only 1.16% of the vote away from complete independence, the Premier of Quebec resigned in shame on the day of the results.
Quebec Independence has since been heavily criticized and demeaned, and while most political parties in Quebec will call for an independent Quebec, none have the teeth to do so.
In 2006, Quebec became a Nation within a United Canada, as a way to calm Quebec down from the idea of Independence.
Additionally, Quebec never signed the Canadian Constitution, and still refuses to, believing that they have no part in a Canada.
- Quebec would gain more authority and responsibility over its people.
- Quebec politics would become a lot more interesting and investing for the people.
- Without Canadian oversight, Quebec will have to learn how to be fiscally responsible.
- Quebec television, hydroelectricity, and commerce will become world-known.
- The Greater Montreal Area's transit system is already terrible, and while it is a provincial issue, the Canadian Federal Government (in theory) can help invest in better infrastructure.
- The French language is the default, and will start to trample even harder on the English speakers.
- Less oversight on actions the Government takes
- No way to commerce in English, as there's no English Western provinces willing to do it on Quebec's part.
- Splitting Canada in half would look terrible on a map.
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