uebec cannot separate from Canada because the loss of economic support, the high cost of separation and building of diplomatic relations for Quebec.
Initially, Quebec is no longer getting economic support from the Canadian government after their separation. It will cause Quebec’s economic problems since Quebec’s economic crisis in the past. Quebec was in economic trouble since 2007, and the debt was expected by $127 billion in 2008. Quebec’s government was tried to afford the heavy payments, therefore Prime Minister Stephen Harper carried out “fiscal imbalance” in March 19, which transferred $2.2 billions more each year to help Quebec deal with this economic crisis. From that time, federal economy subsidy has become the important part of
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Canada has rich resources and industries, which cover most markets in Quebec. Quebec shares the rich wealth and trade with Canada, which creates a great situation for Quebec to develop in mutual benefit and cooperation. (Patrick Grady, 1991) There are about 130 important Canadian companies locate lied in Quebec, which are worth $1.13 in sales and provides 5,700 jobs for Quebecers. For example, in food-processing areas, Pepsi is a type of popular non-alcoholic drinks, La Maison Bergevin is a company to do a deep process of vegetables and fruits and Baked goods are Biscuits Leclerc and Multi-Marques, etc. (Quebec International) Quebec needs to buy Canadian industries in Quebec to keep an independent economy, which will be a huge cost. Or Quebec’s economy still will be controlled by Canadians, which Quebec’s separation will be unnecessary. From Quebec’s separation, Quebec and Canada want to continue trading that Canada has to negotiate with Quebec. If the negotiation is not successful that will lead to a trade war. However, if Quebec loses these money that bring new economic troubles and pressure on the Quebec government, and after that Quebec does not have enough money to build a new
The global economy has been recovering from the financial crisis which occurs in 2008, then has a weak growth for most developed countries over 2012 and 2013. But economic activity in Canada has expanded at a faster pace than most other major advanced countries in 2012; however, economic performance in Canada has been unsteady throughout 2013 (The Economic review, 2013). After the last quarter in 2010 GDP growth rate grows rapidly, the GDP grows slowly but steadily in 2012 which remains at around 3 percent. Real GDP growth rate in Canada grows slowly in the first quarter of 2013, but increased by 5 percent in the second quarter ,then remains the same level until the first quarter of 2014 (Statistics Canada, 2014). In 2014, the Canadian government take a series economic action plan as a guide for the economy development such as improving investment conditions, ...
As its own state Quebec would have the capacity to act, consolidate and further create their own cultural identity (Heard, 2013). For example, Quebec could foster the national language to be French. By gaining independence from Canada, Quebec can then create their own laws, own immigration rules and levy taxes (Heard, 2013). This would allow Quebec to be completely independent from the rest of Canada, but they would have connecting boarders like the United States and Canada do.
As you all may already know, British Columbia is suffering financial losses because of the money spent on the Cariboo Road for the Cariboo Gold Rush (1858 to 1863). Now the province has over a million dollars in debt, and as we continue to live in depression, the money problems are remaining the same, and more and more people are leaving elsewhere. If British Columbia joins Confederation, Canada as a whole will take care of the province's debt and fund annually.
However, not all was going well in Quebec. The French-English relation was going bad. Many studies showed that French-Canadian Quebecers were earning the lowest wage in all of the ethnic groups in Canada. Other complaints were that the top jobs in Quebec were given to English speaking Canadians. Canada was going through the worst crisis in its history, and unless equal partnership was found a break-up would likely happen.
The fall of Quebec was a turning point in Canadian history, changing it from a French colony to a British colony. Had this battle gone the other way, English might be the second language, not French. The battle of Quebec was one of many battles during the 'Seven Year War'. They called it the Maritime War. It was officially declared in May 1756. Britain and Prussia were on one side and France, Spain, and Austria on the other. The war moved across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe because the French and the British were fighting over furs and land. Britain, while subsidizing and aiding Prussia, its only European ally, sought victory in America and sent what was for that century an overwhelming number of regular troops in order to stiffen the military of the American colonies.
... is that the deeply valued cultural identities by the French has been overlooked by the federal government. Secondly, Quebecers proved themselves capable to form a successful economy, although they would have to overcome certain hardships. Thirdly, the local government of Quebec was trying to get into agreements with the federal government of Canada. The steps they took were mostly reasonable and friendly, but few regulations must be taken in order to avoid oppression of English-Canadian. Although the ethnic tension in Canada has drooped away in the year of 2010, but minor issues still trouble the Canadian government. The possibility of the Quebec Independence turning into a riot is very unlikely, but the possibility still exists. Giving the sovereignty to Quebec could be a considerable choice for the federal government, if Canada wants to end the issue all at once.
The root causes of Quebec Separatism go back almost a thousand years! This is because a large cause for Quebec Separatism is the conflict between the French and the English people. These conflicts go back to when France and England first became countries, and ever since then it seems the two countries have been at constant war with one another (Henley, 2011). This constant fighting spawns a built in belief of hatred for one another (Henley, 2011), which would make it hard for the two to live in the same country as they try to do in Canada. But out of all the wars the French and English fought, the most influencing for Quebecois and all of Canada was the sever year war taking place between 1756 and 1763 (Upper Canada History, 2011). The special thing about this war was that part of it was over the influence of the territory to be later Canada (Upper Canada histor...
With the increase in funding, Canadian poverty within Aboriginal society would greatly decrease. The Government should be “proactive in giving aboriginal people in remote communities the support they need to move to areas where they can find jobs and education” (End First). That way, adults would be able to increase their income in order to have a much more fulfilling lifestyle. It is not only adults who need the financial aid, but also the community and children. In order to help, the Canadian Government should make sure more money is being made available for the First Nation education, social interactions such as community centres, and way of living including: housing, roads and availability of healthy food items. “...The poverty rate of status First Nations children living on reserves was triple that of non-indigenous children” (Hildebrandt). Aboriginal children across Canada need the help of Canadian Government in order to lose this poverty and be able to move ahead. “Persistent disadvantages faced by Canada’s aboriginal peoples in regard to education, employment, health and housing are well-documented/the staggering poverty faced by indigenous children is preventable” (Hildebrandt). With enough Government funding, Native children would be able to get better education, social skills and understanding of their traditions and culture. Schools, community centres
Regionalism is a growing concern for Canadians` as it affects economic stability, nationalism and western alienation. The economic stability is reliant on the regions having strong economic bases (Stilborn, 19). Nationalism with Quebec is a prime example of how distinct regional cultures hinder Canada’s unity, as they want to separate from Canada, while still having the federal Canadian government financially support them. Western Alienation is also a prime political culture that is regionally distinct.
In the first place, Duplessis has dominated Quebec’s economy in his term as the leader of government, and he almost expropriated the autonomy of his ministers and place Quebec’s economy in the hand of foreign companies. The profile of Quebec before the Quiet Revolution is a church-ridden and agricultural society while some other North American countries were industrialized ones in the same time period (Behiels, 1985, P. xi). Duplessis encouraged and entrusted the development of Quebec economy to the English-speaking Canadians and some foreign companies. At the meantime, he set barriers, and even block the development to French-Canadians’ economic groups. Therefore, foreign companies and English-Canadians owned much more power and rights than the French-Canadians; francophones have no choice but to work for Anglophone and foreign companies. Nevertheless, French-Canadians still obtained much lower wages compared to English-speaking workers. These unfair treatments to francophones led to unsatisfied of the contemporary government. Besides supporting the English-speaking and foreign economy, in Duplessis era, positive interference of unio...
Although a lot of people, including myself prior to all this research, may assume that Canada is just like the United States, there are many differences that must be acknowledged and accepted between the two countries to conduct successful business together. The cultural differences, political, legal, and economic differences between Canada and the United States each play important roles in understanding how to go about doing business together. Much like here in The United States, the Canadian culture has been shaped by the European cultures. In Canada’s case, it was mostly the British and the French cultures that have been the influence for culture in the past.
It should be noted there is tension between the French province of Quebec and other Canadian provinces. Citizens of Quebec tend to be more private and reserved. Ethnocentrism is high throughout Canada, but
A disadvantage of transfer payments is that wealthy provinces are faced with the burden of federal cuts perennially. British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario annually contribute more in revenue than they receive back in transfer payments (Brooks
To conclude, in the present Canadians are seeing change in PSE funding policies begin to come from the provinces. Due to the fact that “when Ottawa went against the grain and launched the Millennium Scholarship programs, provincial feathers, especially Quebec’s, were immediately ruffled,” provinces such as Quebec and British Columbia, among others, were motivated to “set up their own research funding agencies with the view to [maximize] the likelihood of obtaining funds from Ottawa,” (Bakvis 216). As for the legitimacy of cooperative federalism in Canada today, it seems as though executive federalism itself is turning largely paternalistic – at least in the sense of PSE. More often than not, in PSE funding, the federal government has taken the initiative while “one set of executives – those from provincial governments – was largely absent,” (Bakvis 218).
The shortage of skilled workers in the coming decade poses a serious threat to all aspects of the Canadian economy. Like all others, our economy is comprised of three major elements: primary products, secondary goods and services. My research indicates that primary products constitute just over 7% of Canada's GDP, secondary goods account for 21%, and the services comprise 72%. This distribution although heavily in favor of the service industry still shows the importance of the secondary/manufacturing industry in Canada's modern day economy. Taking into fact that since the late nineteenth century, Canada's centre of manufacturing is focused in two provinces, Ontario and Quebec. Consistently, year after year, Ontario contributes about 50% of the Canadian total of manufactured goods produced, measured by value, and Quebec 25%.