Quebec And Canada

Since the very beginning of the colonization of Canada in the late 15th century, there has been a dispute and anger between the British and the French. This arguing is also present in the ongoing conflict between the French-speaking region of Quebec and the rest of Canada. The conflict has been discussed in the Canadian parliament and this is also the origin of the idea that Quebec should be an independent nation. The first part of the essay will cover the general history behind the dispute between Quebec and the rest of Canada. Then the essay will go on to discuss the positive and negative sides of a possible separation. The final part of the essay will compare the situation in Canada with the separation of Pakistan and East Pakistan in the 1970’s. Then go on to conclude whether or not a secession is possible for Quebec. Therefore, my research question is; is there a possibility that the province of Quebec could separate from the rest of Canada?

Already before the first Europeans came to Canada, people had been living there for about 20 000 years1. These early settlers are the predecessors of the native people of Canada that are known as the Inuit. It was not before 1633 that the first Europeans, the French, came to Canada and established the first permanent European settlement there. By 1754, settlements in Canada greatly increased, causing French Canada into war with the British Colonies. This war was known as the Seven Years’ War resulting in mostly British rule in Canada. However, on the 1st of July 1867, Canada achieved its independence from Britain and became its very own country. Today Canada is the second largest country by area with an abundant amount of natural resources such as fish, hydroelectric power and wood. The ...

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...y rule for independence. So to answer the question if seceding would be legal, the answer is unclear. It is not possible to know before there is a majority vote to secede that would result in the House of Commons determining it.

So is there a possibility that the province of Quebec could separate from the rest of Canada?

Looking at the positive sides, Quebec would become politically independent and need only to learn one language. On the negative side, Quebec would lose Canadian funding, gain debt and maybe get boycotted. However, learning from the Pakistan history, the separation that happened in Pakistan in 1971 and the outcome, secession might be a smart move for Quebec. Evaluating the pros and the cons it may be fair to say that at present the economical cons outweighs the independent pros, but it is still a relatively close race and only the future would tell