Talk:Quebec nationalism

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"Quebec Nationalism" or "Quebec nationalism"? I'm thinking the latter. "Quebecois nationalism" may be even better. -- stewacide

Lower case would be better, yes. "Quebecois nationalism" would not be appropriate because, if in French "Québécois" simply means an inhabitant of Québec, in the English language it seems it refers to the French language culture of Quebec, not the whole of Quebec. Since "Quebecan nationalism", "Quebecian nationalism", or "Quebecer nationalism" either don't exist or sound improper, "Quebec nationalism" is the only choice left. This is how it is referred to in English. -- Mathieugp

My point was that the nationalism in question is restricted to the old-stock French speaking majority (the English usage of "Quebecois" as you correctly pointed out), and since that's what this article is about (right?) it would seem to be more acurate than just "Quebec".

"Quebec nationalism" would have to include all the nationalisms in the province of Quebec (not only the Quebecois majority, but the English, various indian and Inuit groups, etc.), but I don't beleive that's the intent of this article. -- stewacide 23:28, 23 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Not really. There is only one nationalism that is based on the territory of Quebec. Native american nationalisms are numerous all accross the Americas and should be treated separately. Most Native American nations do not recognize the borders created by the colonizers of Europe. :-) There is no English nationalism specific to Quebec. There are indididuals who identify to the Canadian nation inside Quebec. Canadian nationalism is not based on the territory of Quebec. When a nationalism is territorial and civic, it has to include all its citizens, even those who do not identify to it. Some Quebec nationalists currently discuss creating a true citizenship for Quebec, inside Canada like in Switzerland. I think this would only make things more complicated, but hey, people have the right to their opinions. ;-) In the Questia Library, they call it Quebec nationalism.

Maybe we can link to other pages dealing with the First Nations and Canadian nationalism? -- Mathieugp

p.s. you should have moved the talk page with the article.

Good idea. -- Mathieugp

Scotland was misplaced on the list alongside Ireland, Germany etc as nations which had 'failed' republican movements within them. The only event i can think of which could be misinterpreted in this manner are the jacobite rebelions which were not scottish nationalist in character and were not motivated by ambitions of independance or republic (rather obvious considering they were wars in support of a deposed monarchical line.) -n Siarach

Why is Quebec nationalism a word used for other places too? "is the subject of many international studies together with the contemporary nationalism of Scotland, Catalonia and other non-sovereign regions of the world." I think this sentence needs to be changed. --a.n.o.n.y.m ^t 20:15, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Shouldnt the many criticism of Quebecois nationalist theory be added as well. Many anti-nationalists in Quebec who support the theory of multiculturalism argue that Quebec is just as divisible as Canada when it comes to language and ethnicity. If Quebec is a nation, than what about the Eastern Townships and West Mount with an English speaking tradition and British heritage centuries old, or the Mohawk and Innu of northern Quebec who most certainly do not see themselves as Quebecois either???

[edit] This is unecyclopedic

The tone, the wording, the general course of the article strikes me as unencyclopedic. I don't know anything about Quebec though so while this should be rewritten, I'm not the one to do it Jztinfinity 08:06, 5 December 2006 (UTC)