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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Separation From Canada
Since 1980 Quebec had the desire of separation from Canada and many people know it as the Quebec sovereignty referendum. Separatism is when a province or state like Quebec would separate to create a country of its own. That concept was rejected by about 60% of the Quebecois during 1980 when the first voting took place, although they voted again during 1995 and 51% of the Quebecois did not agree with the desire of separation. Meaning that 49% of Quebecois voted “Yes”, which shocked many people and making them think of the possible effects that could occur if Quebec ever did separate from Canada. Many realizing that the Quebec economy would exhibit several weaknesses, and more disadvantages than advantages. The separation of Quebec could potentially …show more content…
Quebec is the main reason of Canada being a bi-lingual country. After they separate there would not be as many French speaking Canadians and potentially lead to Canada becoming an English speaking country only in which case Canada would lose all of our individuality and a huge reason that makes Canada a unique country. Canada is known for it diversity and multicultural traditions and unfortunately the separation could make people think that Canada is falling apart. Without Quebec, Canada would not have an identity of its own; when tourists think of Canada they also think about maple syrup, poutine as well as Hockey, all of which originated in Quebec. With the loss of such elements of Canadian culture, it could be ( ADDD SOMETHINGHRRE). Moreover, the Quebec separatism would lead to Canada losing a huge part of its identity.
Quebec has been a part of Canada from the start of confederation during 1867 and they should not end that by Quebec should not portray that if there is ever conflict between a state or province with its country, they should consider separation. As can be seen the Quebecois separating from Canada is a destructive decision that could cause a massive drop in their economy, problems with the redirecting of imports and goods and many negative changes in the Canadian lifestyle and

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