Quebec: Canada's Problem Child

If elected on September 4^th, a Parti Quebecois government will try and push forward more legislation to increase the use of the French language, understandably at the expense of the Anglophone population. They will also ask for more powers that are currently under federal responsibility as they move their separatist agenda forward. Even though the PQ will have some difficult challenges in reaching their goals, the mere discussion of these matters may cause more people to leave Quebec.

I believe many Canadians are growing increasingly tired of Quebec’s constant complaints about more powers and more French. Their attempts to isolate themselves in a continent with English as the main language serves to confirm the inward thinking that motivates their demands. The PQ’s thinking that the Quebec culture can only be protected by trumping the rights of others suggests an intolerance that is incompatible with modern democracies, and only a small step away from a banana republic.

As the federal government and some provinces attempt to promote bilingualism in areas where there is sufficient demand, Quebec is doing whatever they can to suppress English. While the Quebec government may say that they will respond to the needs of their Anglophone population, their actions continue to be less than proactive.

Maybe it is time to cut the strings and let them go their way.