Yesterday, Prime Minister Harper made the following proclamation in Parliament:
"Having been asked by the Bloc to define the Quebecois, we must take a position. Our position is clear. Do the Quebecois form a nation within Canada? The answer is yes. Do the Quebecois form an independent nation? The answer is no, and the answer will always be no, because Quebecers of all political persuasions, from Cartier and Laurier to Mulroney and Trudeau, have led this country, and millions like them of all political persuasions have helped to build it.
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"To millions more who live in a dangerous and dividing world, this country is a shining example of the harmony and unity to which all peoples are capable and to which all humanity should aspire."
I'm interested in feedback from Canadians to this comment. Is it a dangerous thing or positive thing for Canadian unity? Is there anything to the thought that this could lead to many "nations within a nation", as some Liberals indicated?
2006-11-23
01:35:25
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