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Prime Minister Harper shocked much of Canada on Thursday when he announced that his government was planning to table a motion in parliament that would declare Quebec to be “a nation within a united Canada.” For many years, even using the word “nation” to describe Quebec was considered a very bold, pro-separatist move. But now Harper figures he can actually co-opt the term to appease separatism.
Some of Canada’s leading conservatives are strongly speaking out against the move, however. From their perspective there is only one “nation” in Canada, namely Canada itself. To argue that Canada is a country composed of two nations is to go down a very uncertain political path we’ve been trying to avoid. Harper’s leading conservative critic…
