National question (Quebec)
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.[1][2]
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
References
[edit]- ^ Dufour, Pascale; Bergeron-Gaudin, Jean-Vincent; Chicoine, Luc (2020-06-23). "Social Movements and the National Question in Quebec: The Institutional Legacy of a Cleavage". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 53 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 658–675. doi:10.1017/s0008423920000347. ISSN 0008-4239.
- ^ Howard, Rhoda E. (1991). "The National Question in Canada: Quebec". Human Rights Quarterly. 13 (3): 412. doi:10.2307/762624. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
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
