Finally Quebec is recognize as a NATION.
 

Today is a great day for Quebec and Canada. After more than 200 years, an in-power Canadian prime minister has admitted Quebec was a Nation.:thumbsup

How can that possibly be good for Canada?

It sounds like it will further divide Canada.

wait wait wait... canada has people? :eek7

i thought it was a big mass of snow

yeah and we also lost 70 important people in the mob industry
now were gonna have lil kids running around doing reckless shit

Most Quebeckers are very happy about this declaration which mean less need for us to make a referundum, and this is good for Canada ease of mind.

who the hell cares? I live in Montreal and don't care. Quebec is a province in Canada as far as I'm concerned, nothing more, nothing less.

I think the rest of Canada should just cut Quebec off. I remember when they wanted to split but still be supported by the rest of Canada because they couldnt survive financially on their own.

i guess thats a good thing...

I remember when they wanted to be their own nation, but still use Canadian currency...

i can't imagine why it would be so important for quebec to break away. thats really weird to me. language? attitude?

the US had a civil war but there were major economic issues at stake. why does Quebec need their own country and why do it at the expense of the entire country of Canada?

I'm suprised you don't care! At the resto-bar I was at, everyone was ecstatic when they heard the news on TV.

I don't know what kind of resto-bars you hang at, in st-jerome or something? I didn't even know about it until you made a post, and I don't see why you have a hard on for this? I wonder if I have to change my driver's license now...lol

And now we are officially known as a Nation:thumbsup

hahaha. The bar is located in Old Montreal.:winkwink:

So you'll be developing your own postal system, printing your own passports, minting your money?

Oh no!! That wouldn't be fair! Canada still has to support Quebec! :P

i wish alberta could seperate and become a protectorate of the US...maybe in the future...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061122/...ada_quebec_col

I don't even understand it. To me, it seems similar to black Americans moving to Nebraska and saying they want their own nation. I'm lost.

fuck you you french piece of shit, seriously you will still whine for albertas #, all your relatives are on welfare and i would love for you to seperate so you have to support them.

fuck you, stupid frenchy. seriously FUCK YOU. hahaha

Fuck QUEBEC you are not canadian in the firstplace, people look down on canada due to the french, this nation would be 1000x better without you.

no one likes the whiny, lazy frenchmen, which equals quebec, please seperate, you will still whine to canada for money, useless frenchies, i cannot wait, get the fuck out.

My ex girlfriend was french, a great girl. but holy fuck was she a bitch, just like most frenchmen. :thumbsup

I've told you many time, we are not french. We are Quebeckers, big difference.

The Nation Of Poutine!:thumbsup

I have told YOU a million times "same shit different pile", NO DIFFERENCE.

lol silly canadians!

Umm, that is "nation" small N, in the same way that the eskimos and indians are a "nation", small N, not a seperate Nation, country, whatever.

More importantly, a nation (small n) without the unified country of Canada. A certain amount of uniqueness because of history, language, and other issues, but part of a larger whole and not seperate or outside of the whole.

Done correctly, this should pretty much make the seperation issue a non-issue for the next few years.

So that means America can invade and seize the land without offending Canada.

You people are fucking morons...you better stay put or get run over by the next Bush that gets elected.

Yup, Francophones can form a nation, just like the nations formed by the fishermen on the East Coast, the inuit in the North, and the rednecks in Alberta...
Each has a distinct society bound within provincial barriers... only they don't whine about it as much!

French people are not morons, they are just the most lazy people on earth, they do not work, they eat poutine and drink wine all day, that is why a working man like myself has to pay for them.

Our position is clear. Do the Québécois form a nation within Canada? The answer is yes. Do the Québécois form an independent nation? The answer is no and the answer will always be no," Harper told the House on Wednesday.

So nothing's really changed?

I hear that, we wouldnt have any taxes, and fuel would be free, lol.





hey your from edmonton too.

Your hockey team still sucks

Well, you start getting into the issue of language and what the word "nation" means in french, versus what it means in english. French people put more emphasis on nation a something closer to country or statehood, where as in english nation is more like "group", such as acadian, inuit, the various indian nations, etc. Think of it as something closer to tribe or cultural grouping.

It changes things in some senses, where rather than splitting up the country it could lead to Quebec pushing for similar arrangements to those that are given to native peoples, taxation, self government, etc. One wag on the radio suggested that it could even lead further down the road to the definition of the true "quebecois" territory, which likely wouldn't include anything west of about Trois Rivieres, nor include the areas to the north that are part of settlements with the native people's of the north.

If the Quebec people are not careful, they could end up getting exactly what they want and finding out it isn't anything like what they want at all.

There are many strange things that sure will happen..beware.

Speaking for the USA, we would love to have Alberta.

Show us where to sign and we will take that deal!

Have you been to Spain?

The railway is built for quite a while....

Why you drunk slovak are still here ? Go back to your country.

We paid long enough for you redneck farmers to grow wheat and sell it at a loss , subsidized by us, to Russia and China.

sounds like a pretty stupid idea now just like it did years ago

Hahah, that's funny. As if the rest of the world gave a flying fuck.

Is Lara Roxx going to be your First Lady?

I dont understand how they would approve that

Power.. No one should fool themselves, it's all about power. The politicians play to the disgruntled in Quebec and the feelings of being wronged in the past, that they're misunderstood etc. by the rest of Canada but at the end of the day it all comes down to the politicians wanting power and they'll mislead the people to get it.

Doesnt matter where you make a shit pile, it's still shit :2 cents:

nobody will care what they call themselves but quebecers.

As far as im concerned if you like canada foremost your canadian , if you dont you should leave. Its one thing to have pride for your region , its another to be a retard about it..

Quebecers have been babysat worse than the indians , enough is enough they need to quit wasting their time over "wording". They arent distinct in any way from other canadians other than how constantly they bitch..

I used to live in Bellingham Washington right on the Canadian border. I used to watch Canadian TV all the time. i remember when the issue was voted on about 15 years ago. I didn't understand the arguments then. From what i recall, i was at one point trying to understand and all i really remember was general BS like "we speak french, we're different... we're unique" type crap. I don't remember any serious arguments that justified breaking apart a country.... it all just seemed really arrogant and misguided... but i'm just a dumb Merikan' myself, so what do i know.

funny, I'm French and from Quebec. I still live there. Should I still go fuck myself?




And to those who are out there celebrating that we are now a Nation... lol... seriously, get a clue... It doesn't change shit. They just said it to shut up some whiny bastards.

Most seperatists I know bitch and whine about their culture being oppressed, but the ironic thing of it all is that I believe they just dont want to learn English and are trying to find a reason for getting out of having to learn it.

sounds to me like typical political double speak:winkwink:

Honestly all the bitching an whining really makes hard to be proud of my own Franco Canadian roots. The unreasonable Quebecers act like they are the only french speaking people in Canada. How about half of Ontario, or New Brunswick where they are way more french IMO. The only difference is they don't bitch about being special, they just are, and embrace it. :2 cents:

Please chew your poutine first i am having trouble understanding you. Or is it you just have an accent that sounds like your mouth is full of food?

Ello, Ello, Oui Oui, Ello.

There is an "H" in the english language i think they need to have an entire course in French schools on how to say "Huh" it's "Hello" not "Ello", try it with me "HELLO"... one more time, "ELLO", no IT IS HELLO NOT FUCKING ELLO!

can't you ask the americans to bomb Quebec, so I don't have to hear the same shit every 5 years

exactly my thoughts