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Originally Posted by Alex from Montreal
Today is a great day for Quebec and Canada. After more than 200 years, an in-power Canadian prime minister has admitted Quebec was a Nation.  |
Sounds like a great political diplomacy move on the part of the Harper government - it'll most likely prevent another separatist referendum from happening during his time at the wheel.
Kinda like stroking a cranky iguana the right way so he doesn't eat your houseplants.
But he only said Quebeckers are a nation within the Canadian entity, not an independant Nation. Just like first peoples are a nation.