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