POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Coalition Avenir Québec, Charter Of The French Language, The Immigrants
25 Feb 2020
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Nationalism without sovereignty: the nationalist movement in quebec has given up on the dream of sovereignty, at least for the time being. Quebecois nation to live collectively in its own unique secular society: multiculturalism enables minority immigrant groups to live collectively according to their own religious/cultural values, which may not be quebecois values, the nationalists reject canadian-style multiculturalism. Instead, immigrants to quebec must accept they entering a society with its own history and collective values. Instead, one of the caq"s major campaign promises was to introduce a secularism (or laicite) law, that would ban religious symbols in the public realm in quebec: this legislation (bill 21) was passed in june last year. It was supported by the separatist pq, but opposed by all other parties in quebec"s national assembly (the provincial legislature): under bill 21, the unique quebecois nation is to served by a neutral state promoting values all.
