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August 31, 2012

To Quebec, Canada Barely Exists

Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail

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Today, more than at any time in Canadian history, there are almost no federalists in Quebec political life who speak often and with conviction about the merits of the Canadian federal system. There are no federalist champions from Ottawa whose voices resonate in Quebec, and there are few in the realm of provincial politics.

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