Реферат: Canadian National Unity Essay Research Paper Canadian

potentially involves powers outside North America in special treaties and

coalitions. What starts as a simple breakup, could end in a complex process of

redefining the entire Canadian system, rooted in nationalist stresses that turn

out not to be restricted to former communist states and poor Third World

countries but to affect all multi-ethnic states in the post-Cold War order. This

more complicated picture of Quebec’s separation and its consequences may be

described as a worst-case scenario. But is the thesis of continuing Canadian

seperation after Quebec’s secession possible? Could North America fall apart?

(Will Canada Unravel?, Pg. 2) The United States must take the possibility

seriously enough to draw up plans for a form of supranational affiliation with

the remnants of Canada. Ottawa, regardless of the party in power, has always

argued that its problems of unity are manageable. While its strategy for dealing

with Quebec has changed over time, it remains confident that the province can be

convinced to remain in the confederation. Ottawa is similarly confident that if

Quebec were to separate, the rest of Canada would remain united. The principal

argument is that the problem is Quebec’s crazy demands for more everything. If

these demands are met, separation ideas will die. If they cannot be met and

Quebec does secede, English-speaking Canada will nonetheless remain unified

because the source of the difficulties would be gone. Separatist Quebec agrees

with Ottawa on this interpretation. Jacques Parizeau, former head of the

separatist Parti Queb?cois and premier of Quebec, argues that if and when

Quebec goes, the remainder of Canada will remain united. Part of the argument is

surely cultural, namely, that English speakers can better communicate and defend

their culture without Quebec; culture will unite. With Quebec gone, Ottawa will

no longer be obliged to try and make every one feel equal, and English Canada

will survive as a unit and probably flourish. Some outside Quebec believe, like

Quebec nationalists, that separation would be good for Canada. Their argument

stresses that so much redundancy exists in administration and so much money is

spent on bilingualization and transferred needlessly from rich province to poor