From 2006 to 2008, Quebec went through the crisis of reasonable accommodation.
He then experienced the combined effects of massive immigration and Canadian multiculturalism, which became radicalized following the 1995 referendum – multiculturalism for which many sovereignists wishing to be forgiven at all costs for the words of Jacques Parizeau in 1995 on “ethnic votes” had rallied.
Religious demands linked to Islam, in particular, brought about a new civilization at the heart of our society.
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This forced Quebec to find in its history a concept to resist this dynamic: it was secularism.
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Today he is entering a crisis of the same nature, but much more serious: he realizes that mass immigration not only compromises his identity, but also destabilizes society as a whole.
This is the case for housing, the health system, the education system, but also the support system for the disadvantaged.
Everyone who stuck their head in the sand is now forced to take it out.
I qualify: not all, but several. Because at the heart of our elites, we find an irreducible immigrationist bias. For these, it should never be reduced.
This is the case for a part of the economic environment which does not pass the productivity test and which needs cheap labor.
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This is the case of the radical left which religiously adheres to the myth of a world without borders.
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This is the case of the PLQ which is banking on immigration to gain new voters.
This is the case of Ottawa, which is counting on immigration to demographically lock down Quebec’s political future once and for all.
Faced with this crisis, those who have the public interest at heart will need to resist intimidating campaigns that aim to make debate impossible. This will require a lot of courage.