QUEBEC

Quebec Separation Quebec has always been trying to maintain it’s cultural identity. The path that led to separatism is long and winding one. The French saw Confederation as the only solution in 1867. They needed Confederation to remain in control of their own language, religion and way of life. The paradox of the situation was that they also fully understood that they would always be the minority in Canada and that as more regions joined …

…the best interests of all the people in mind (non-Catholic people; Jewish, Protestant, etc.,) is quite dangerous. The saying about power corrupting seems fitting enough. Restrictions on books and control of classrooms limited new thoughts and ideas and hampered Quebec’s development. One beneficial effect the church controlled state had was that in it’s absolute control, it was able to help preserve Quebec’s culture and postpone fierce nationalist sentiment that would inevitably come.