Impossible Nation: The Longing for Homeland in Canada and Quebec

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Author/collaborator
Title
Impossible Nation: The Longing for Homeland in Canada and Quebec
Abstract
A week before the 1995 referendum on the separation of Quebec, 100,000 Canadians converged in Montreal from across the country in the hope of convincing French Quebecers that they should vote to stay in Canada. The author claims that the rally created a rare moment of national joy, and engendered hope in English Canada about the future of this country. But after the very narrow victory of the NO side in the referendum, he points out, Canadians quickly returned to a hard line on the issue of Quebec. And in French Quebec, commentators called the rally's emotion false. The author's post-referendum essay discusses the mutual misunderstandings embedded in English Canada and French Quebec cultures, how we arrived in this conflict, and his proposals for what we can do about it.
Place
Stratford, ON
Publisher
Mercury Press
Date
1996
Language
en
Citation
Conlogue, Ray. Impossible Nation: The Longing for Homeland in Canada and Quebec. Stratford, ON: Mercury Press, 1996.
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