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Despite all the talk about the possible secession of Quebec [Feb. 13] I, as an English-speaking Quebecker, don't believe that Premier René Lévesque really wants to separate from Canada. It's a simple case of bargain strategy. If he succeeds in having the Canadian constitution rewritten and gains more provincial control, he will have accomplished his goals...
...think that the idea of the separation of Quebec from the rest of Canada is ridiculous. The economy is now the worst it has been for years, and we are getting some kind of help from Ottawa. Imagine Quebec on its own. It would be suicide...
...Would a sovereign Quebec honor its defense commitments...
...certainly be able to carry much of the load we're carrying now, and it would be more productive. We pay our share of the Canadian defense freight. It doesn't have much fallout in Quebec. We could afford to shoulder as much of the load as we're shouldering now, and if we had to, it would be a lot more stimulating, because at least we'd get the economic benefit from it. My personal opinion is that it would be completely nutty not to keep the normal, basic Western ties, including NATO...
...into U.S. life. Going a step further, the act also set up a number of bicultural programs, so that children could reinforce, rather than shed, their primary cultural heritage. Going even further than that, neighboring Canada has been officially bilingual since 1969 ?although the separatist provincial government in Quebec has decreed French as the province's only official language and restricted the use of English in its schools...