“Beyond the CAQ’s sweeping victory, the election results are also notable for the sharp defeat of the Parti Quebecois and its platform of full independence from Ottawa. Yet the decline of the party most traditionally linked with Quebec separatism is not a decline of the nationalist project itself. Rather, the victory of the CAQ marks a redefinition, not a repudiation, of Quebec nationalism.”
Read More“As is not uncommon in highly developed countries, Canada, which prides itself on being a highly-tolerant, liberal democracy, has had trouble living up to that image due to Quebec’s reluctance to admit new immigrants in an effort to preserve its French culture and heritage.”
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