Gilles Duceppe on THE HOUR

Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois, joins George Stroumboulopoulos in the red chair to discuss his English Canada tour and his hopes for Quebec sovereignty.

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[Prout1418]

I am from Quebec. I am a federalist and have pride in being a Canadian. However if Quebec's citizen ever vote a majority for separation I will accept the decision. Canadians should keep in my mind that even though it has been 15 years since the 95 referendum, there will always be a group of people here that feel different in Canada. That feel their ancestors and culture have been marginalized by the english world. There will always be a chance that another referendum like 95 happens again

[GrilledAngus]

I don't hate Quebec or anything, I just think it should be treated just like the rest of the provinces. It's just as special as Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. If they separate, it will do absolutely no good for them whatsoever.

[BARCACROSSESTHEALPS]

I am American. My family immigrated from Quebec around 140 yrs ago. But, we still have relatives there and they want a separate nation. I don't have a dog in the fight, but I've been told by my nephews about instances where they have been verbally abused, even spat upon, in other areas of Canada. This is sad, if true. Basically, what I get from my family is that they don't "feel" Canadian, rather Quebecois. For this reason they want a separate nation.

[hschan4]

I hate how Canada's national conversation is always split down English and French lines. Ever heard of First Nations?

[sk8drew]

@Prout1418 you said "there will always be a group of people here that feel different in Canada. That feel their ancestors and culture have been marginalized by the english world" you could be talking about the First Nations people of Canada (and the French were just as bad to them as the English). However, you dont see the First Nations people trying to separate and they have an actual right to do it!

[germie1995]

@zerounite no , gilles duceppe does not want to become prime minister , he just want quebec to have a chance of saying what they want to the house of commons ... it's nothing more , they want quebec sovereignty , as he say he don't hate canada , but i think that each province should have a party like this . now they don't really exist but it's because , again , quebec has choose an other party than the majority , the NPD , and they do regret now cause they realized that they vote for jack :/

[UneILEuneVille]

@footluv71

screw you

[russfromdodge]

If they ever do separate,can they take that CBC leach Strombo with them??

[footluv71]

screw Quebec. Never satisfied or happy with anything.

[knightinboot]

@knightinboot I don't know if you have certain notion of politic, you might have heard of Montesqieu which explain that power should fight power (separation of power) well even thought the parliament system separate the power in different branches, it is collaborating more than anything else. So even if your party doesn't seek the head of the government you can still have an impact (as long as the government as a minority of the seats )

[knightinboot]

@zerounite They do not run for Prime minister. Party are not all seeking power in the parliament political system. Their are 3 type of parties, those who can be elected, those who are in opposition and the third would be what I could call 'one goal party' e.g: the Bloc pot. The only purpose of this party is to legalize marijuana, they won't be elected, they put pressure on the government to achieve their goal. The bloc is an opposition party they can't do anything to make Quebec a country.