SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Pierre Trudeau, North American Free Trade Agreement, Patriation
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Introduction: proponents of sovereignty, quebec has long suffered oppression at the hand of the british empire and canada. Ensuing political, economic, and cultural domination of anglophone elites. Lack of recognition of quebec society"s uniqueness: quebec would be better off as an independent country. Collective affirmation of quebec"s distinctive culture and identity. Full political control: quebec"s quest for independence follows a global process that has seen the world divided into clearly defined cultural units (nations) endowed with their own sovereign political institutions (states) This process has not come to completion in many other parts of the world for historical reasons (e. g. , conquest, colonialism) scotland, kurdistan. All three viewpoints contain elements of truth: preference for one depends on a variety of persona, cultural, and intellectual factors, each reflects particular political inclinations not amenable to simple right/wrong determinations (un)natural independence. Few states can legitimately claim to be the home of a single, culturally homogenous nation.
