There are a lot of similarities between the Scottish “question”, and Quebec separatism in Canada.
Quebec separation became more viable with the advent of continental free-trade agreements. While there is no guarantee that an independent Quebec would be allowed into NAFTA; separatists don’t see that as an insurmountable obstacle.
Quebec “nationalists” have a very different view of “nation”, from the multi-culturalists that have taken over Canada’s federal government. Most Québécois value their own language and culture, more than fuzzy notions of “multi-culturalism”. As much as I have opposed separatism for decades; I have to admit that I have growing sympathies for some of the underlying causes of that movement.
A separate Quebec would be a lot like Mexico, but without the Mexican national motto: “Mañana.”