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Originally Posted by Ramako
This is kind of an aside, but I've recently wondered, if Quebec were to one day separate, how would it look back on its history as part of Canada? I wonder how those centuries of intertwined and common history would be framed as shaping part of Quebec's own history and identity. Would there be an acknowledgement that there's a little bit of Canada in Quebec or would such a notion be marginalized in favour of establishing a fully independent identity?
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Not sure I am answering your question but regarding the part I highlighted you should know that part of what underpines the Quebec independence movement is a sentiment that Quebec is the "original" or the "real" Canada, and that it must separate because the rest of the country has somehow lost its way.
So in this sense, people do think that "Canada" (for which the definition is very different I suspect) is very much present and alive in Quebec - it's just operating under a different name.