[headsonpikes]

Chretien played it this way for partisan political reasons related to the current political balance in Quebec.

It's really a shame that the British were so liberal with the conquered Quebecois, and permitted responsible government, with French as a legal language. All this would have been nipped in the bud.

We'd all have been better off, including Quebeckers, if Quebec was english-speaking.

IMHO.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The French-Canadians would just be more morose.

[saluki_in_ohio]

Many Quebecers, as we all know, want to separate from Canada.

Suppose tomorrow, Quebec did separate and form their own country. With all of the anti-American feeling spewing from Quebec lately, they can forget joining NAFTA. There will be tighter border controls between a Quebec nation and the US. Their economy will suffer greatly.

Quebecers should be careful what they wish for, because they may get it...