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Huh?

"Polling data showed that 32% of Quebecers believe that Quebec had enough sovereignty and should remain part of Canada, 28% thought they should separate, and 30% say they believe that Quebec does need greater sovereignty but should remain part of Canada."

Looks like a typo. What is the difference between the 32% and the 30%? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.100.234.153 (talk) 00:03, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There’s no difference its not a serious proposition. Merely a political threat. 142.184.116.120 (talk) 01:51, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison with Catalonia and Tibet

As a suggestion, and it's something I won't meddle with, but I propose to erase the juxtaposition with Catalonia and Tibet from the article. Firstly, it doesn't have any quotation, therefore such analogy might well have never been brought up. Anyway, I find it offensive drawing comparison between two regional entities (as they stand today, this is unarguably a statement of facts) and a region taken by means of genocide. In fact, I abhor and loathe such artificial parallelism which incorporation probably is down to a despicable attempt for the pro-independence advocates to gain approval amongst the neutral readership. Curiously it wasn't Quevec-Catalonia-Scotland. It had to be the Tibet. Spot the difference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.61.102.235 (talk) 15:51, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think the Tibet reference is spot-on ... considering the ethnic cleansing acts committed by the British in other maritime provinces where French populations were forcibly removed (and the rest of the population left under duress) after conquest. The fact that this didn't happen to Quebec is a question of scale, not intent. Chesspride 172.164.60.117 (talk) 00:12, 31 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but....

Has there been any discussion as to what effect an independent Quebec on the integrity of the rest of Canada? I'm thinking specifically about the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador. Is it projected that Canada would be able to hold onto these provinces despite their separation from the bulk of the state? And if not, is that expected to lead to possible calls for separation in the western provinces? Not looking to start a discussion about it, just wondering if there had been such discussion and where to find data about it. --Khajidha (talk) 12:13, 19 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's certainly been pointed out in sources that if Quebec were to leave Canada, the Atlantic Provinces would effectively be "Pakistanized". The sources don't specifically theorize about the relative likelihood of keeping vs. losing them, but rather just list various possibilities including that, Canada keeping a "West Berlin" transportation corridor through Quebec to keep them attached, or a transportation pact whereby Canada wouldn't retain ownership of a corridor per se, but would simply be permitted to use Quebec's transportation network without being penalized. However, there's little analysis of how much more or less likely any of those options are than any other — they're just listed as the options for dealing with the problem. Similarly, while coverage of the Quebec sovereignty movement sometimes acknowledges that a successful independence referendum might spark a push toward western secession, that's normally just listed and not extensively analyzed as such. Bearcat (talk) 14:25, 19 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Added Opinion Polls

So I was shocked to see that there wasn't a collection of opinion polls on this issue, like most wikipedia pages and other pages on independence movements. So I created a section with just a couple of polls I found. Please add to it when there's a new poll, I know it's not perfect but don't delete it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.167.111.154 (talk) 20:34, 13 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The most recent October 2020 polls don't add up to 100%. 36 + 54 + 16 = 106 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.117.90.2 (talk) 03:13, 28 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would love a poll of English speaking Canada’s views on this. West of out Ottawa this is anecdotally an “Anglophone’s” wet dream. 142.184.116.120 (talk) 01:54, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why? It would just be 100% against. Not interesting. Also irrelevant since western Canadians don't live in Quebec. Safyrr 04:26, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]