National question (Quebec)
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Discussion about the future status of Quebec within Canada
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The national question (in French: la question nationale) is an expression referring to the discussion about the future status of Quebec within Canada, taking into consideration issues of autonomy, sovereignty, and independence.
Various political positions in answer to the national question
[edit ]- Quebec sovereignty movement
- Independence with an economic union with Canada
- Independence without an economic union with Canada
- Quebec federalism
- Further autonomy within the Canadian federation, along with national recognition as a distinct society and autonomous province separate from other provinces in country
- Asymmetrical federalism
- Status quo
See also
[edit ]Nationalism
[edit ]- État Québécois
- Commission on the Political and Constitutional Future of Quebec
- Robert Bourassa's speech on the end of the Meech Lake Accord
- Quebec nationalism
