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Quebec Sovereignty

Black: Quebecers 'Addicted' To Transfer Payments

CP | Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.11.2013 | Canada Politics

CALGARY - There is no longer a threat of Quebec independence because Quebecers have become "addicted" to transfer payments from other provinces, forme...

Quebec's Signature on the Constitution Is Symbolic But Ideal

Deborah Coyne | Posted 05.22.2013 | Canada Politics
Deborah Coyne

The Constitution of 1982 is the fundamental law of the land everywhere in Canada, including Quebec, notwithstanding the regrettable fact that the then sovereigntist premier of Quebec, René Lévesque, refused to sign the final document. However, although not legally necessary, it is nevertheless desirable that the National Assembly of Quebec formally endorse the 1982 constitutional changes.

PQ Should Use Public Funds To Promote Sovereignty: Parizeau

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.02.2013 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois premier Jacques Parizeau is taking aim at the current party leadership, saying it should do more to promote sovereig...

And Now, The Moment We've All Been Waiting For

CBC | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada Politics

The Parti Québécois is preparing a wide-ranging strategy to push its sovereignty agenda forward. Since her election on Sept. 4, Pauline ...

Marois Attracts U.S. Investors Despite PQ Perceptions

CBC | Posted 02.14.2013 | Canada Business

As her three-day visit to New York comes to an end, Premier Pauline Marois is saying that some companies have decided to invest in Quebec, although sh...

Anger Erupts Between Nationalists, Sovereigntists In Montreal

CBC | Posted 01.04.2013 | Canada Politics

A dozen Montreal police officers formed a human wall to separate a group of anglophone rights activists and a group of Quebec sovereigntists, as they ...

Does She See A Sovereignty Referendum In The Near Future?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.16.2012 | Canada Politics

PARIS - Quebec Premier Pauline Marois told a radio network in France today that a referendum on sovereignty is hardly conceivable right now.She told l...

Canada and Quebec: Don't Stay Together For the Kids

Jordon Froese | Posted 11.27.2012 | Canada Politics
Jordon Froese

If Pauline Marois' government decides it wants to lead Quebec out of Canada, to my mind she's simply following the logical path that has been laid down (intentionally or not) by our Federal leaders over the past 145 years. If it turns out Quebec wants a divorce we should grant it and move on. It seems evident there wasn't much of a family to begin with, and we don't seem to want to start building one now.

How Harper Is Assuring Business On PQ Victory

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.06.2012 | Canada Politics

VANCOUVER - Quebecers voted for change, to be sure — but the mandate they gave the Parti Quebecois isn't anywhere near robust enough for Pauline Mar...

50 Plus 1 For Separation Still Fine: NDP

CP | Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.06.2012 | Canada Politics

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Liberal mischief-makers set a political cat loose among the NDP pigeons Thursday, forcing opposition New Democrats to defend their ...

Not A Vote For Sovereignty: MPs

CBC | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada Politics

Federal leaders and MPs say they will work with Pauline Marois and the Parti Québécois, but that her minority victory shows a majority of Quebecers ...

PQ's Impact On Business Muted By Minority

CP | Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.04.2012 | Canada Business

MONTREAL - Tuesday's minority election win by the Parti Quebecois will tie the hands of the left-of-centre party and likely force it to abandon those ...

Liberals? What Liberals?

CBC | Posted 11.02.2012 | Canada Politics

The head of the upstart Coalition Avenir Québec tried Saturday to frame the election as a two-way race between his party and Pauline Marois' Parti Qu...

Mysterious Reason For Quebec Sovereignty Holdup

CP | Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.30.2012 | Canada Politics

QUEBEC - Sovereigntists envision seeing cobblestoned, cliff-top Quebec City take its place among world capitals to host foreign embassies and dignitar...

Promoting Quebec Sovereignty On Canada's Dime?

CBC | Posted 10.21.2012 | Canada Politics

Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois said she will spend a "modest" amount of public money to promote her party's vision of an independent Quebec, ...

The Liberal Party Must Keep Quebec Happy and Canada Together

Zach Paikin | Posted 10.16.2012 | Canada Politics
Zach Paikin

The Liberal Party of Canada is the only party on the federal spectrum that can unequivocally embrace national unity, Quebec nationalism and social progressiveness at the same time. Referendum or no referendum, the LPC needs strong, committed federalists advancing a clear vision for a united Canada now if it wants to successfully embark on its rebuilding voyage.

Sovereign Quebec Inevitable: Ignatieff

CP | Posted 06.23.2012 | Canada Politics

Less than a year after he asked voters to make him prime minister, Michael Ignatieff is now warning that Quebec and Canada are almost two separate cou...

Canadians Still Not Big Fans Of Quebec

The Huffington Post Canada | Eric Grenier | Posted 03.16.2012 | Canada Politics

A majority of Canadians outside Quebec think the country would fare just as well or better without the francophone province, while almost three-quarte...

Quebec Going California?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.16.2012 | Canada Politics

QUEBEC - The Parti Quebecois says there will be guidelines that regulate the U.S.-style citizen-led referendums it's promising to introduce if it take...

Could Tory Crime Bill Lead To Another Unity Crisis?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.23.2012 | Canada Politics

QUEBEC - Quebec Premier Jean Charest has found himself in an awkward spot today, thanks to a dispute over federal crime legislation.The premier is bei...

Another Day, Another Quebec Sovereigntist Party

CP | Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.19.2011 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals' slim four-seat majority will come under pressure this fall with an Opposition-led effort to weaken party unity during ...

The One Ottawa Job No One Wants

The Huffington Post Canada | Eric Grenier | Posted 10.26.2011 | Canada Politics

Stripped of its status as an official party in the House of Commons, the Bloc Québécois is still smarting from the electoral pasting it received on ...

Sovereignty Turmoil Alters Political Landscape For Charest

The Huffington Post Canada | Eric Grenier | Posted 10.24.2011 | Canada Politics

Turmoil in the sovereignty movement has had a dramatic impact on provincial politics in Quebec this summer, with the Parti Québécois polling at new ...

Prominent Quebec Sovereigntists Publish New Manifesto, Slam PQ

CP | Jonathan Montpetit and Sylvain Larocque, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.16.2011 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - A group of prominent Quebec sovereigntists has penned a manifesto that slams the Parti Quebecois as a spent force in the fight for independ...

Should Canada's Break-Up Be Under Discussion?

Daniel D. Veniez | Posted 07.31.2011 | Canada
Daniel D. Veniez

Canada's integrity should never be up for negotiation. Any national leader that suggests that there is an acceptable formula for the dismemberment of the country is unfit to occupy national office.