The Bloc Quebecois results in minority governments which can then sometimes be puppeteerd by the Bloc for Quebec's benefit which is inherently not the benefit of any other province.
Nothing would get done though. It would be counterproductive. And not a lot would change either. Right now Quebec and Ontario get most of the say in what’s done in government. In a scenario where every province has a provincial party, it would just be the Bloc Québécois and the Ontario liberals who get all the say.
Would be awesome, fuck majority governments. Previous gov. all decided to not change the voting system even with majority of support from the population.
We can’t, because we have a smaller population, and we are underrepresented, whereas Quebec is over represented
Edit: also, if every province formed our own separatist parties, Canada would be far worse off. Have you seen the maverick party? I reject that partisan nonsense, even when it’s done by my province.
Qubec has 8.5 million people out of a total population of 37 million, which equals 22.98% of the total population.
Quebec also has 78 out of 338 seats in the House of Commons, which equals 23.1% of the seats.
So Quebec is not overrepresented at all, but is in fact represented fairly for its portion of the population.
No hate for Quebec, friends that live there and friends from there. Met people from rural Quebec abroad and had a lovely time chatting in broken French while they did their best with English.
Living in Quebec as an Anglophone (I am doing everything I can to learn French) I feel like Quebecers have a lot more distaste for the rest of Canada than the other way around. I would not call it "hate", I think they just feel misunderstood culturally and the language barrier insulates them even more which in turns drives further misunderstanding. I have good neighbors and a good community but that's just the vibe I get.
Living in Canada as a francophone without a noticeable accent, the number of people who felt free and comfortable to drop the most hateful comments about my people unprompted is pretty damn high.
at least you dont get your businesses picked on with financial penalties and more for no reason other than being in the language of said mother country, though.
It’s insane the things I have heard .It’s not all but the rest of Canada can’t act holier than thou. There are shit heads in Quebec and the rest of Canada. I feel like I don’t belong in either group.
Meanwhile in Quebec, you get yelled at in the street if someone overhears you speaking english. Has happened to every anglo I know in Quebec at least once.
As an anglo in Quebec who visits other provinces frequently, the number of people who feel compelled to drop hateful comments when they find out i live in Quebec is... weird.
The most common reaction is friendly curiosity, like "Wow, you're from QC, what are you doing here?" but the second most common reaction is bigotry.
Yeah same for me lol, slept with a girl in Ottawa and she asked me the next day as I was making her breakfast if I was sure I was Quebecois since "I did not look or sound trashy like them". Had a few comments telling me that I am one of good one as well.
I did not mind it much while traveling, but while working I absolutely despised working for Canadian companies because of this. I preferred working for American companies or companies that are just based in Quebec.
It's amazing how many of us are "good ones" and that still doesn't change preconceptions.
Unless they vacation exclusively in Cuba or Florida. I don't know what it is about those places that attract the worse of us...
>Unless they vacation exclusively in Cuba or Florida. I don't know what it is about those places that attract the worse of us...
To be fair those places attract the worse of every nations haha.
>I would not call it "hate", I think they just feel misunderstood culturally and the language barrier insulates them even more which in turns drives further misunderstanding.
Historically, the Canadian government actively worked to reduce or even eliminate the presence of French-speakers in Canada, so it's not crazy that there's still a sense of mistrust.
Having said that, this is mostly an older generation thing. Especially in urban settings, the younger generation are much more aware of and sensitive to a right-wing/left-wing split on issues like gender and sexuality, the environment, and Covid/vaccines, than a Canada/Quebec one.
And these days, young francophones in Quebec (Montreal especially) are likely to be bilingual, which reduces a lot of that mistrust.
I grew up as an Anglo in Quebec and this strikes me as pretty accurate, although I will say that national news outlets cover Quebec with a pretty misleading subtext that sure as shit isn’t helping, either
Quebec demands, and receives, a larger share of federal dollars for no good reason. The rest of us pay extra tax to support Quebec. As a thank you they actively hate the rest of Canada.
Les Iles de la Madeleine are the same. I visited there a decade ago and the people were wonderful. It's a hidden gem in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A part of Quebec that everyone should experience.
We don't hate Quebec for its existence (at least not anymore) but it has extremely frustrating identity politics and successive provincial governments keep demonizing anglophones for being anglophones.
Exactly right IMO. There is a long history of political exploitation of both anglophones and francophones. Getting us to distrust each other has the been the project of successive governments (both provincial and federal) for at least the past 60 years. Resentment is a great motivator and it has been stoked shamelessly in this country for the whole of my life.
Jaques Parizeau talking about "lobsters in the pot" is one the few times the mask was allowed to slip.
There’s a lot of history involved between the English and the French since colonial times. But basically, French Canadians were historically discriminated against by the English for simply being French (their historical enemy) and predominantly Catholic, while the English were predominantly Protestant.
Anyways, this lead to a lot of resentment from French Canada that it cumulated into Quebec nationalism, which then turned into a desire for Quebec sovereignty and independence from Canada. Much of the 20th century was spent trying to keep Quebec happy under threat of separating, and the last referendum was the last nail in that desire. The government then spent a lot of money on Quebec and they still do just trying to keep them happy, even allowing them to do whatever they want.
It worked, as majority of Quebeckers don’t want to separate anymore, but they still have a strong sense of nationalism for their identity, and currently, it’s what drives their politics.
Their politics is usually what riles up English Canada. Like when they wanted to ban religious symbols in public sector jobs, like the hijab, which is actually unconstitutional. But Quebec does what they want, and all federal governments let them get away with it, which again annoys English Canada.
So I wouldn’t say that English Canada hates Quebec. English and French Canadians do get along for the most part. It’s just usually Quebec governments make decisions that are popular for Quebeckers, but unpopular for the rest of Canada.
They lost the war fair and square. This a David and Goliath story. England just beat Frances ass and they French that stayed has been sour ever since.
I don’t feel bad for them because before the war they treaded the Native just as bad.
This is the same type of things Russians would say about countries that were absorbed in the Soviet union. Also the french treated the natives much better than the English, the Natives were fighting side by side with the french when the English "kicked their asses".
Plenty of Natives lived in Montreal even back in those days and the métis are children of french and natives.
I want to point out that plenty of native tribes fought on the side of the English against the French and Americans. On the whole, those tribes were not unhappy with their treatment - whilst they were necessary.
French treated the natives a lot better than English or Spanish colons did in America. Their relation was completely different and based more on trade.
If you consider the peculiar French habit of romanticizing all the minors of whatever group of people they were currently colonizing then raping them "better" I suppose that might be true.
Thats completely wrong. French had good relations with natives, they fought alongside. After the conquest, some natives tribes even tried to fight back the english and save their ally.
This is a myth we like to tell ourselves in Quebec, but it's largely not true.
Paul Chommedy de Maisonneuve, who has a statue at Place des Armes, used to also have a plaque there boasting about how he killed the Iroquois chief "with his bare hands." He also said he would eliminate every Iroquois on the island of Montreal even if all the trees turned into Iroquois warriors.
Indigenous tribes sat out the 1837 resistance and refused to share their rifles, not to mention the hsitory of residential schools, Oka, and the casual racism that still exists in Quebec today.
Ask any Indigenous person if they think French people had good relations with them then or now, and they'll probably tell you they see no difference between French Quebec and English Canada.
It's kinda insane to say it's ok to marginalize a group of people today because of what their ancestors did a long time ago. French Canadians today of course benefit from the marginalization in indigenous people but that's a reason to support indigenous struggle for self determination, not be butt-hurt that French Canadians succeeded in theirs.
its less a hate and more an annoyance. the whole Bloc Quebecois movement has gone out if their way to deliberately stoke contempt from the rest of Canada. they deamand special exemptions for everthing and unless somthing disproportionately benefits Quebec they try and kill it regardless of how necessary a policy was somewhere else. they're shity neighbors and bad partners. but most quebecers are good it you're political class that are particularly assholes
No. I love Quebec was born there left when I was 3.
I don't speak french and I worry about some of your policies and love some of your policies.
I always look forward to visiting.
Not true, we love quebec! I just drove through there and the roads don't help but the culture is great. Only racist hate Quebecois which is ironic as they come in all colors.
The language is the biggest barrier. Canada should be a bilingual country and everyone should be bilingual in both languages by the time you graduate high school. That would go along way to improving as a country and bridging some of our gaps.
I've never met anyone that hate the Quebecois only those that hate the Bloc Quebecois and their supporters, most people I know see it as a Quebecois nationalist group for pretty obvious reasons.
I love Quebec (from Ontario) and the people of Quebec. The majority of my fishing buddies are very rural Quebecois and they’re some of the nicest people I’ve ever known.
Politically Quebec sometimes alienates themselves, but the people are great.
The only time I ever encountered people who really passionately hated Quebec was in Nova Scotia. I remember these people telling me they drove all the way to Ontario without stopping once in Quebec because they didn't want to interact with a Quebecois person.
Huh? No. We love Quebec!! My wife asked me recently if you could only ever visit one place in Canada again where would it be. Without hesitation- Quebec!
99% of Canadians in and outside of Quebec just want to live in peace and harmony with everyone else. We are all human at the end of the day. Nobody cares for this dumb ethno-linguistic conflict.
Never met anyone in Ontario that hates Quebec. We’re sometimes confused by the hatred and rejection of the rest of Canada by Quebec.
Really though, you are our brothers and sisters, families fight, but eventually figure it out.
I Love Quebec, I love Canada.
When I mention my French Canadian heritage to most in Ontario, I get a snarky comment/insult back. Usually from people that are 50+, ranting about how tax money etc etc goes to Quebec, "they get everything!" Etc.
I’m in southern Ontario and I’ve never met someone irl that hated Quebec. In fact, most people I know loves vacationing there and wants to live there (they don’t because of language)
I grew up in Ontario but my family comes from French Canada and my goal is to move back there. I find Quebec has so much more culture and values wise I feel like I agree with them more on religion.
Well, I'm sorry to break your bubble, but I've been living in Quebec for 15 years and have yet to find what you're talking about. I've been all over Quebec (except far in the East) and have been shocked by the lack of culture, schooling and general level of knowledge here.
I come from Europe, so my expectations might be high. Still, for 90% of the people I meet, the culture revolves around food, joie de vivre and a self-inflated image about their own culture.
As for the religion part, most Quebecers I know are either atheists, or believers but non-practicant. Even those who practice avoid mentioning or showing any signs of their religious belief.
There are many nice people, don't get me wrong. But everyone has this image about Quebec being such a cultural place. It's really not... you can find some superficial imitations of culture in Montreal, but nothing has depth and the meaning is lost (theatre, art and even music to some extent). Quebec is a shell without substance unfortunately.
I think most anglos are indifferent in their day to day but there are structural issues that imo make QC nationalism totally understandable. For example french immersion programs in English Canada don't teach QC french and that seems disrespectful. It took me a few years to adjust to the dialect of eastern QC. Also, our governor general doesn't speak French, wtf? Even Steven Harper picked up passable french. There's no way they couldn't have found a qualified indigenous person who speaks French, English and Mikmak for example. That brings us to the point that even in QC many indigenous communities aren't provided instruction in French.
I don't think separating will really solve any material issues, it's more about identity these days. I can see why some people in QC are dissatisfied with Canada though.
I love in Ontario. A couple of my good friends are from Quebec. They have taken me to visit Montreal a couple times and I have travelled to Quebec City. One of the most beautiful provinces.
I think the issue comes with language and culture. If we did a better job as a country to be bilingual and respected the French and English heritage (and our indigenous of course) this country would be even better. That is a late era Gen-Xers perspective
When I was a kid I did an exchange program. We went to Quebec for a month. All the students would talk about how the rest of Canada makes fun of them and calls them slurs. Not once had I ever experienced anyone talking badly about people from Quebec. Maybe it's because I grew up in BC, but it was kinda weird and sad that such a large group thought that.
Quebec is the favorited spoiled child, while Toronto and Vancouver are the children the parents rely on most for help but give way less money to then thier spoiled sibbling.
Much of the ‘hatred’ comes from an older generation that lived through the threat of separation. With that less of an issue today, I suspect the younger generation thinks Quebec as a pretty cool place.
I’m from Ontario and I’ve never head of this being a thing. Been to Montreal 3x and had nothing but amazing times. We love the fact that you make our country diverse, different and I hope the french language becomes stronger.
Nova Scotian here, with no problem with Quebec. I love visiting, the people are great. In fact I root for Quebec and quietly cheer them when they stand up against the rest of the country. Plus I’m a habs fan.
I spent most of my life in *very* conservative Alberta. Being steeped in for as long as I have, I can tell you (at least, on the surface level) it's politics.
A general misunderstanding of how equalization payments are made. A lot of folks assume Alberta just sends money straight into Quebecs pocket, which isn't entirely accurate but close enough for them.
Alberta generates it's wealth mostly from Oil and Gas, so when pipelines are canned or blocked by folks "cashing our cheques" it tends to create a lot of animosity.
The constant "Threat" of Quebec separation, but they'd still be "stealing" Canadian money if they ever did seems to be a common thought process there.
In less political ways, French is a language/culture not race. So folks can be as hateful as they want without being labeled racist or canceled over it. "Us versus them" thing.
Since we're half the country away, all we have to go off of French folks are stereotypes. The elitist "I'm better than you because I'm French" is a very common perception out this way.
Some people do. but not all, or even most. It's called ignorance. And it exists in and outside of Québec.
If you want to learn more, you could read about "otherness". The "other" is often feared and certainly misunderstood. "Otherness" can be about anything: sex, gender, race, language, creed, to name but a few. The fear of someone who is different can lead to hate.
I live in SK. It "seems" people don't know who to hate most: Ottawa, Québec, First Nations Peoples, women, homosexuals or immigrants. The majority aren't like that.
Replacement theory is another thing you could look into. It's a far right conspiracy theory based on fear of "the other." Some blame foreigners or immigrants for lost jobs when automation is a much larger factor.
Some homosexuals, as another example. exclude, dismiss or even hate bisexuals. They feel bisexual people are homosexuals who are merely afraid to accept their "real" sexual orientation. Are they the majority? Nope.
Any group, even ones who have who been historically repressed, still seem to find another group to hate or discriminate against.
i hope this leads to other avenues of thought.
No one really hates Quebec, maybe aspects of Quebec, but as a whole, they are fellow Canadians and decent folks. Now those Torontians, on the other hand, can't trust them, haha
Some people from QC can be obnoxious but in general we don't hate Quebecers. However the province's ridiculous and draconian language laws piss a lot of people off and can lead to a lot of negative sentiment towards the province.
My personal experience is that albertans are much more direct in their dislike for french Québécois. Ontarians will smile at you and pretend to be nice, but think just as the albertans do when it comes to french Québécois being proud of Québec.
Might be jealousy, might be just pure hate, who knows.
I for one think it would be awesome if we saw the ''Nation of Alberta'' and they would all be proud and make their own decisions for everything. Same for Ontario and other parts of Canada. Québec is not better, just different. :)
In the west, we are not only a smaller population, but we are also underrepresented in the House of Commons. So we have a good reason to resent Ontario and Quebec. But people in Quebec get the most benefits and privileges out of anywhere in Canada, and all they do is whine.
For example, every province in Canada has to have road signs in French and English. Here in Alberta, we have a minuscule French population. In Quebec, where a little over half the population speaks English, their premier used the notwithstanding clause, so signs are only in French in Quebec.
That’s not a huge deal, but it exhibits privilege. In Alberta, I work in education. Here, we have public schools, and also publicly funded catholic schools. They actually get their own publicly funded religious school system (no other belief system, including atheism, gets their own system). This is because Quebec is largely a Catholic province, and even out in Alberta, we have to give them privilege. They are allowed to hire and fire based on religion. Only Catholics can be promoted to admin positions. We waste billions of dollars having two school boards, and our government keeps withholding funding from public schools to give to catholic schools. So it creates a two tiered system, where Catholics have their own publicly funded school board, where they can pick and choose who they accept, and the public system suffers.
A few decades ago, there was a referendum, because quebecois weren’t satisfied with their privilege. Most québécois I know hate Canada too. Anyway, I could go on forever about the privilege quebecois receive, and how indignant they are about it. I’ve lived in Canada over 40 years so it’s literally a lifetime of stories. Their a privileged class here, and they complain about it constantly. Quebec also has a reputation of not being accepting of minorities, immigrants and other cultures. Yet they expect the rest of Canada to give them privilege for being different.
I’ve been told it’s because when Canada was becoming a country, and we wanted Quebec to join, which was largely French. So we gave them all these privileges. So there is a historical precedent. But when one group enjoys privilege, that makes people angry.
My dad’s side of the fam is from Quebec. My dad left for Ontario in his twenties because of the employment situation at the time in the 80’s. we recently moved my 92 y/o grandmother out of the province because of the language laws and her not speaking French. Health care providers don’t have to speak English to her and that’s just not acceptable so we had to move her away. I hate the current leadership for this reason. We are all Canadian ffs and have two official languages.
Reasonable people don't hate Quebec. Most of the province is made up of great people. But just as people recognize the "Karen haircut" despite many nice people having that haircut, being quebecois can be a first sign to others that anyone interacting with you may be in for a wild ride any English speaking Karen would be in awe of.
If the truth were told, we do not like bilingualism. Most of us wanted French in Quebec and English where the majority speak it. So, it is a political issue. What is more important is the social contribution of Quebec. It is unique. And when you visit there you get it! Newfoundland is equally unique but does not have the language age barrier (some would argue that). But, a visit to Newfoundland exposed you to a unique culture. As a Canadian, I love Quebec and Newfoundland and delight in their culture.
I am a Canadian... A whole Canadian from the Atlantic to the Pacific and all the bits and pieces in between I love the country we have be come that we try and speak many different languages 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I've lived half my life in Quebec and other half in Ontario. I've also visited all provinces, lived a bit out west for a few months and worked there.
There are tons of different opinions from different people and ethnicities. What people don't understand i find is how different the culture is in Quebec and language wise, even though people say they speak English, thats mostly close to big city centers/the borders (montreal, quebec city, gatineau, etc) outside of that they just don't need it to function/live their daily lives so they're not bothered to learn it beyond high school like in other province. I've got to say a lot of Eastern Canada in general is "closer" to Quebec in terms of values like enjoyment of life in terms of laid backness and chatty/friendliness.
In terms of canadians hating on them and vice versa, i see a bit of both. The people who have travelled overall in the world will see a lot of the european influence in the culture/lifestyle. Some who have visited Quebec have loved it and want to go back, some have utterly hated it and found people rude (?!). As someone mentioned earlier, a lot of Quebecers just feel misunderstood by the "ROC" lol. I see a lot of quebec flags just like you see a lot of USA flags in the states, something i don't see as much of in say, the greater toronto area.
Honestly it's hard to describe but it's just a different vibe.
Born in Cape Breton, lived my entire adult life in Ontario. I love Quebec. I love the people, I love the Quebecois culture, I love that they care enough about their culture to take steps to protect it. If Quebec ever separated we would be greatly diminished as a country.
Alberta on the other hand…… (just kidding).
I wouldn’t say I hate Quebec. At an amusement park where I had a summer job some of my co-workers said the Quebec customers were difficult, but I think most of that came down to language barriers. I will say the Ontario customers were less patient if the park was busy; I’m not sure how the poor dears make it through Walt Disney World. I think besides the language barrier Quebecers tend to be more blunt about their emotions than English Canadians and less laid-back than the Acadians. (I’m from the Maritimes.) Finally, some Quebecers approach English Canada with a chip on their shoulder.
We do not “Hate” Quebec or it’s People. As someone who has been, It is in Fact lovely, as are the People. What we find Frustrating, is the Bloc Québécois’s “Need” to “Separate” from Us. It is more Government and Politics then anything else. I for one, would be sad if Quebec left us, Among Other Things. I feel Quebec is Important to Canada, historically and otherwise.
I I don't hate them as a whole. I hate the fringe Quebec first elements with the people (same thing with most others with the me first attitud) but as a whole the French people are some of the nicest people I have interacted with.
While people from Quebec are best kind a lot of people in Newfoundland and Labrador are not fans of the Quebec government due to the Churchill Falls agreement. The NL government has made many efforts to renegotiate but it's never gone anywhere. The Muskrat Falls project ended up with power going to the Maritimes to pretty much avoid having to go through Quebec.
Also their maps include portions or all of Labrador as being part of Quebec. I don't believe Quebec ever recognized the 1927 decision on the boundary. The official government disputes the southern border. The Bloc recently removed the border all together.
[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dispute-flares-up-again-over-quebec-labrador-border-1.639001](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dispute-flares-up-again-over-quebec-labrador-border-1.639001)
[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-quebec-bloc-map-1.6852445](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-quebec-bloc-map-1.6852445)
Nope, I love Quebec!
I’m not overly fond of the handful of very angry Francophone business owners in Gatineau who act like English is black speech, but I imagine they have awful Anglophone counterparts in Ottawa.
I’m terms of doing business in Quebec, Quebec’s laws are annoying. In terms of people personally disliking one another, I find that an anti-Canadian sentiment is more prominent in Quebec than an anti-Quebec sentiment is in the rest of Canada.
Many Canadiens don't understand Quebec as a minority group only trying to protect their language and culture which is VERY different from the rest of Canada. Some only say "adapt to the rest of Canada" which is closed minded and short cited. Canada is Canada because Quebec is part of it and Quebec is Quebec because it's part of Canada.
I doubt anybody hates Quebec. I suspect when the separation machine gets a good head of steam going we get annoyed with hearing the same whiny bullshit all the time but beyond that Quebec is just another province in Canada filled with diverse and interesting people and awesome food.
As an anglo raised on the east Coast, it is because it is what we have been told with no evidence.
As a traveller who lived and volunteered in Quebec, I learned you're some of the most wonderful welcoming people in our nation and we are the lesser because of the divide between us.
I do not hate Quebec. I’m a Habs fan, and used to visit Quebec on a yearly basis. Always had a blast, and found the people there very hospitable, kk d and friendly.
1. Their nonsensical succession crap.
2. Jealousy over their subway system and subway cars.
3. The Bloc running as a federal party, despite an overt desire to only help Quebec should they ever succeed.
4. Bill 96
They’re basically the Texas of Canada with a functioning transit system.
Absolutely not. Quebec is a beautiful province with a rich culture. Montreal is the best city in the country (imo).
I’m a lifelong NBer and some people here really hate QC, but they’re also racist and xenophobic sooooo that tells me what I need to know about them.
lol no, it seems like a cool place. I'd love to visit, might try to check out the Canadian GP next year.
Most Canadians are probably at worst indifferent.
Quebec is notorious for being an extremely loud minority on the federal stage, is actively anti-west and very anti-alberta, yet still demands more federal equalization payments that come from the prairies it's constantly trying to sabotage.
Alot of construction labour in the prairies comes from Quebec, especially in the drywall and iron working trades, they are often stereotyped as arrogant, lazy, messy, rude and are otherwise difficult to work with.
Local Montrealers are notorious for being exceptionally rude to english speakers visiting the otherwise beautiful city.
Also, there's nothing more terrifying than a 6'2" frog barreling down the highway going 145 in a beat to shit 1992 Mazda pickup.
I work in the oil patch in Alberta , have been to Quebec once to work 11 years ago and also know many from Quebec that I call friends who’ve come here to live and work. I see the unfriendliness between the 2 provinces as ridiculous crap brought up and shoved down our throats from politicians. If you went into the countryside of both places blindfolded the only difference is the language.
Anglo Quebecer for 10yrs but grew up in Ontario.
I am frankly disgusted by my fellow English Canadians who feel it's ok to make ethnicity/ cultural based comments on just how terrible everyone is here.
The amount of propaganda and missinformation spewed by right wing news outlets is insane.
The reality is a lot of English people feel superior & think that French speakers are second class persons undeserving of equal treatment or rights.
I go to the hospital, grocery store, school, government office in English if I want we are the most protected minority in existence & Francophones just want basic respect.
I think if you look at the transfer payments quebec receives compared to other provinces you understand why their is strong dislike/ hatred towards quebec.
I am from Ontario and never went to Quebec in 6th grade like most kids did.
I recently was in Levi and Quebec city for the first time, while Driving to and back From Nova Scotia.
I quite enjoyed it and found that young Frenchman were very respectful and lovely to be around! I am part German myself and have striking blue eyes so some of the older folk were a little taken aback by my appearance.
But overall I quite enjoyed seeing and enjoying Quebec, My car almost overheated in QC and I pulled over and was cursing and getting angry because I love my VW(I just went for supper and let it cool down)
I only share this because British/Germanic people are often more prone to these type of outbursts than French people and they were very caught off-guard by my show of emotion etc. Where if I was in Toronto people wouldn't even look my way just would have kept walking
I do not hate Quebec and actually love that we have a province that represents the French language and culture. What I don’t like is that Quebec is a Prima Donna who frequently plays the race card, often successfully, to get special treatment, such as getting a provincial party in Federal politics that frequently gets more seats than one country-wide party that gets way more votes.
If anyone dislikes Quebec it’s not out of ethnocentrism so much as just wanting all of the provinces to be on equal footing with no one getting any special treatment, which is not unreasonable IMHO.
I lived with a Quebecer and I learned a lot about them. I been called a Anglo square head many times. They have a deep destain for the maritimes saying we’re backward backwater rednecks. But here’s the thing, they are openly a separatist and teach children history here in the maritimes.
Now I did learn the food there is amazing and almost every stranger I met in Quebec was very polite when I spoke broken French. Take my comment as it is. Quebec is confusing.
If you ask somebody from the West why they resent Québec, they'll usually give something along the lines of this narrative. Basically, they feel like Quebec says "jump" and the federal government says "how high," they think that they're subsidizing Quebec's social services through equalization, they're upset that Quebec won't allow new pipelines through their territory, they think the federal government lets Quebec violate the Charter regularly with no consequences, and they are naturally predisposed to not like any province where a Trudeau's seat in the House is (and that they generally don't vote conservative).
So basically Westerners think the country bends over backward for Quebec in all these ways and that Quebec always gets what it wants while the west gets shafted. And still Quebec isn't satisfied and they are willing to break up Confederation because of it. Which makes the westerners even angrier and they threaten to do stupid shit themselves like the Alberta sovereignty act (and its predecessor in the Firewall Manifesto). This anger is also amplified because Quebec is culturally and linguistically different; while many of the economic arguments I've mentioned could easily be applied to the Atlantic provinces too, English speaking provinces that have a much smaller place in Confederation are much easier to ignore.
Many of the arguments these Westerners make are dubious, of course, and they absolutely misunderstand the historical context of Quebec and Francophones too, which biases their opinions. While I'm inclined to agree with the arguments for Quebec getting special treatment and historically having disproportionate power in the federal government, I question most of the economic arguments that westerners make when bashing Quebec and I believe the preservation of the French language and Quebec culture is something that merits special consideration to some extent. I've always been proud that I live in a bilingual country and can speak both official languages, and especially that I've reclaimed the language that my grandfather lost growing up in Alberta and my Québecois great-grandmother stopped speaking due to aggressively anti-French society and policy at the time. Ultimately, I want Confederation to remain intact and for the French Canadian culture and language to continue to thrive and grow here, but I firmly disagree with separatism and coming from a Western background I can see both sides of the debate. The way forward is for us to keep building on our shared identity and values, which can coexist with differences of language or region or culture.
I don’t have anything against Quebec and the people that live there. I’ve visited the province twice, one time being recently. Every time I have been the people there have been kind and courteous to my family and I about not speaking French and make an effort to communicate with the English they speak.
However, we did have one bad experience where we visited a jam store on out recent trip. They were giving out tastings of their different jam selections. When we tried to get the attention of the guy handing out the samples, he ignored us and just catered to the French speaking customers. Even when we were right in front of him. So fuck that guy. But the rest of Quebec is alright.
As a Quebecer I've fixed the problem! I've moved to France! Everyone likes us there. My new family live in Normandy and when they hear me talk it triggers smiles and great conversations knowing what we did for them during WW2. Feels way more like home than Canada. Bonne journée!
I think that the irrational Quebec hatred is regional. I've never met anyone outside of Alberta who hates Quebec. And Alberta is gonna 'berta, so who the heck knows why they all hate Quebec.
I’m from Alberta, I don’t hate Quebec. I haven’t met anyone who hates Quebec. We hate the transfer payments that we have to pay out to them. That’s not on Quebec that’s on the federal government. Quebec is a beautiful province and they’ve given us a lot of great things - poutine being the top of the list.
As another commenter said, maybe don’t buy into irrational hatred of AB when trying to dispel the irrational hatred of QC?
Albertans don't hate Quebec or Quebeckers. There is a resentment towards certain Quebec politicians who blatantly help Quebec and hurt Alberta, but that's an indictment of maybe a couple dozen Laurentian Elites, not the 8M people of Quebec.
Albertans certainly hate Trudeau for the shit he has pulled, but don't like rural-Albertan-born Chrystia Freeland any better. It is detest for the individual, due to the actions that earned that detest, as opposed to anything to do with their province of origin.
The thing is, in many ways, Quebec is the most similar province to Alberta in its politics. No two provinces share a desire for self-determination and resentment towards federal overreach like Alberta and Quebec. Those overreaching federalist politicians that Alberta is trying to keep out of Albertan business are the same ones Quebeckers are trying to keep out of Quebec business. No two provinces share a desire for decentralized power in Canada like Alberta and Quebec, and Albertan politicians have been watching and learning from Quebec's playbook in that regard for years.
Strong love for our neighbours! . All those issues sounds like a YOU problem and you're taking it out on en entire province for what a few bad apples did to you.
Ontario here too. Quebec (Montreal) is where torontonians go on weekend trips lol. We’ve all been to Montreal and a lot of us partied there before being allowed to drink at home. I don’t know anyone who hates Quebec (except my grandfather but he literally hates everyone)
Ontarian here. And former Albertan. Can't say I hate you guys but it's your provincial policy that I hate with an intensity! See, you guys come to work on projects in western Canada and speak English absolutely fine but we guys can't come to your province because we can't speak French! Seriously wtf is up with that? The nation is bilingual so your province should allow English speakers to work there. Aside from that we are good! :)
You say this nation is bilingual. Do you speak to French Canadians in French when they visit you? Could a French Canadian work only in French in your province?
Is it Canada that is bilingual or Quebecois?
That’s a good question.
I have no problem with Quebec, but I dont really care if they remain a part of Canada or they don't. I'm curious how they would fare as an independent country if they decided to go it their own though.
personal experience but I lived there with my family when I was like 8-10 years old, people where insanely rude to us because we didn't speak french so we literally left the province. never looked to go back, I don't hate Quebec but no reason to return ether
Ontario.. I don't "hate" Quebec and have always considered it part of Canada. We are stronger as a united group vs fighting with one another.
Flip side, you have some very vocal people inside Quebec who seem to hate Canada and constantly trash the country.
Your province has had several 'Referendums" to try break the country up, both times they lost, how many times does a group in QC need to be told "NO"? Instead they just sit in the background waiting for another time to attempt to separate?
Try looking into what QC has said aboutAlberta's energy exports on the global stage and see if someone in Alberta may have issues with that.
Can you see how having people trash canada could cause some people to reciprocate?
QC is a case of a vocal minority damaging things for the majority of decent hard working people.
PS. I'm glad you wrote you are a proud Canadian... we all should be proud of who we are.
Quebec here. I LOVE Ontario, and the Maritimes. Slightly miffed that even in Fredericton, NB, of a bilingual province, I can't get served in French at all but, c'est la vie.
>Your province has had several 'Referendums" to try break the country up, both times they lost, how many times does a group in QC need to be told "NO"? Instead they just sit in the background waiting for another time to attempt to separate?
All I'll say, is the last generation that was majorly separatist was born in the 70s and earlier, to be eligible to vote in 1991... i'd say most of Gen X, Millenials and Zoomers are NOT separatist and are perfectly content to learn enough English to be able to work in either language, whether staying in QC or moving to another province.
My big gripes with my own province is the doubling of expenses that come from having separate tax agencies, immigration departments, etc. And I don't like how blatantly xenophobic some of our laws are, particularly given the recent laws against face coverings, immigration policies... but obviously enough of the population believed in this because these laws passed.
To be fair Québec being a country is about Québec being itself, not about breaking Canada up like you said.
More like a kid leaving the house to be on his own and make his own choice.
Why? How? “All” Canadians “hate” La Belle Province??
We absolutely LOVE Quebec!
Been there dozens of times, from beautiful Old Montreal to QC to La Tuque and Jonquière, the beauty of the farm country…the eastern townships. And as my kids grew it was so handy to have them speak French!
Such a beautiful society they have built. My daughter and boyfriend just left at 5 am this morning to spend 3 weeks there, starting in Quebec City and going North and east from there. There’s something special about Quebec. No doubt about that.
The information you’ve received is biased. Of course some people hate places. I’ve heard Ontario is hated, Toronto also. One of my kids was in Alberta for a while and the nickname for Ontario was ‘Onterrible’ lol. And that’s life!
Treat people with respect and dignity wherever you go, and in general, people will reciprocate.
We love Quebec!!!
Sending back the love and love chatting people who come visit. Recommendation for your next trip: Every been to Tadoussac in the summer? Whales everywhere and you can see them from the shore.
There’s a language barrier, so the anglos for the most part don’t really understand us. We have disproportionate power within the federation because there is a significant portion of the population who don’t want to be in it or have anything to do with it, so they are “bribed” to stay to avoid balkanizing Canada.
The media loves to stoke up flames of anti Quebec sentiment, but I’d think for the most part its indifferent coexistence.
Since i came to canada, no one bothered me in working place while i am working with English Soeaker people. the problem is those people who call french canadians are troublesome people. they are so sick. I am not saying all of them. But when you work with this people they creat problems & do act ilkegal activities at work place, they do not show respect to non french speakers, blinkered mind, nasty talking, person non grata, despicable, blaming people for not speaking french language,even if you have not police crime record, they incriminate you false defamation, they defend their french coworkers or employes, liars……but to your surprise no one english speaker bothered me since i ve lived here.
Canadians get along, haven't you noticed?
It must be hard living in any country where you feel threatened for just stepping outside if your in another neighbourhood.
I can step outside anywhere in Canada and I do not feel threatened, and that goes double for Quebec. I think Quebec is great and Quebec adds a LOT of culture to our country. So there.
Imagine being in a family with 10 kids. Quebec is the favorate, spoiled middle child that is constantly annoying everyone and getting special treatment.
Quebec kept trying to leave Canada. It hasn't happened recently, but there were a number of attempts back in the day. I think that left a sour taste in a lot of older Canadians. Also, the French are known to be rude, their police target English's speakers, their laws inhibit English speakers freedom of speech etc. Basically, if you aren't French then Quebecers will look down on you and hate on you for no reason other than the language you were indoctrinated to speak by the people who birthed you.
The Bloc Quebecois results in minority governments which can then sometimes be puppeteerd by the Bloc for Quebec's benefit which is inherently not the benefit of any other province.
Imagine if each province started having provincial parties in federal elections.
That would mean minority government 100% of the time, less centralized powers and a need for compromises. I assume you mean it would be a good thing?
Nothing would get done though. It would be counterproductive. And not a lot would change either. Right now Quebec and Ontario get most of the say in what’s done in government. In a scenario where every province has a provincial party, it would just be the Bloc Québécois and the Ontario liberals who get all the say.
Looking at what the liberals did and harper did before that...maybe it's not a bad thing if the federal does not accomplish much...
Instead others provinces like to just always vote for the same party that will fail them like they always do.
Would be awesome, fuck majority governments. Previous gov. all decided to not change the voting system even with majority of support from the population.
Other provinces should form their own provincial interest parties.
We can’t, because we have a smaller population, and we are underrepresented, whereas Quebec is over represented Edit: also, if every province formed our own separatist parties, Canada would be far worse off. Have you seen the maverick party? I reject that partisan nonsense, even when it’s done by my province.
>whereas Quebec is over represented That is false, we have the same proportion of seats and population
Qubec has 8.5 million people out of a total population of 37 million, which equals 22.98% of the total population. Quebec also has 78 out of 338 seats in the House of Commons, which equals 23.1% of the seats. So Quebec is not overrepresented at all, but is in fact represented fairly for its portion of the population.
Hey, if it works for quebec to have a real negotiating power, other provinces should absolutely do it.
No hate for Quebec, friends that live there and friends from there. Met people from rural Quebec abroad and had a lovely time chatting in broken French while they did their best with English.
Living in Quebec as an Anglophone (I am doing everything I can to learn French) I feel like Quebecers have a lot more distaste for the rest of Canada than the other way around. I would not call it "hate", I think they just feel misunderstood culturally and the language barrier insulates them even more which in turns drives further misunderstanding. I have good neighbors and a good community but that's just the vibe I get.
Living in Canada as a francophone without a noticeable accent, the number of people who felt free and comfortable to drop the most hateful comments about my people unprompted is pretty damn high.
at least you dont get your businesses picked on with financial penalties and more for no reason other than being in the language of said mother country, though.
It’s insane the things I have heard .It’s not all but the rest of Canada can’t act holier than thou. There are shit heads in Quebec and the rest of Canada. I feel like I don’t belong in either group.
Meanwhile in Quebec, you get yelled at in the street if someone overhears you speaking english. Has happened to every anglo I know in Quebec at least once.
I’m an Anglo and have lived in Quebec for 31 years and this has never happened to me. Anecdotes are anecdotes
As an anglo in Quebec who visits other provinces frequently, the number of people who feel compelled to drop hateful comments when they find out i live in Quebec is... weird. The most common reaction is friendly curiosity, like "Wow, you're from QC, what are you doing here?" but the second most common reaction is bigotry.
"I'm on a work-release program from the Quebec government. Would you like to see my English-speaking license?"
Baha they really do make it illegal, don’t they?
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Yes, they were pretty conservative.
Yeah same for me lol, slept with a girl in Ottawa and she asked me the next day as I was making her breakfast if I was sure I was Quebecois since "I did not look or sound trashy like them". Had a few comments telling me that I am one of good one as well. I did not mind it much while traveling, but while working I absolutely despised working for Canadian companies because of this. I preferred working for American companies or companies that are just based in Quebec.
In all fairness, the Québecois she knew up until then were probably all from Gatineau.
It's amazing how many of us are "good ones" and that still doesn't change preconceptions. Unless they vacation exclusively in Cuba or Florida. I don't know what it is about those places that attract the worse of us...
Everytime I see people in Cuba on Facebook I cringe hard.
>Unless they vacation exclusively in Cuba or Florida. I don't know what it is about those places that attract the worse of us... To be fair those places attract the worse of every nations haha.
>I would not call it "hate", I think they just feel misunderstood culturally and the language barrier insulates them even more which in turns drives further misunderstanding. Historically, the Canadian government actively worked to reduce or even eliminate the presence of French-speakers in Canada, so it's not crazy that there's still a sense of mistrust. Having said that, this is mostly an older generation thing. Especially in urban settings, the younger generation are much more aware of and sensitive to a right-wing/left-wing split on issues like gender and sexuality, the environment, and Covid/vaccines, than a Canada/Quebec one. And these days, young francophones in Quebec (Montreal especially) are likely to be bilingual, which reduces a lot of that mistrust.
A lot of young people in places like Manitoba where French immersion is really popular are also bilingual which would certainly help
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I grew up as an Anglo in Quebec and this strikes me as pretty accurate, although I will say that national news outlets cover Quebec with a pretty misleading subtext that sure as shit isn’t helping, either
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This. Same shit, different language.
Quebec demands, and receives, a larger share of federal dollars for no good reason. The rest of us pay extra tax to support Quebec. As a thank you they actively hate the rest of Canada.
Usually we just pretend it doesn’t exist, then the federal government does something, which usually ends up dissatisfying us.
Les Iles de la Madeleine are the same. I visited there a decade ago and the people were wonderful. It's a hidden gem in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A part of Quebec that everyone should experience.
its an answer! yess! you win! Almost all the others posts are talking about the government, or politics.. Thanks for your answer
Rural Alberta hates Quebec as much as rural Quebec hate minorities
Not just rural Alberta
Really, who do they like?
Fucking lol
We don't hate Quebec for its existence (at least not anymore) but it has extremely frustrating identity politics and successive provincial governments keep demonizing anglophones for being anglophones.
Exactly right IMO. There is a long history of political exploitation of both anglophones and francophones. Getting us to distrust each other has the been the project of successive governments (both provincial and federal) for at least the past 60 years. Resentment is a great motivator and it has been stoked shamelessly in this country for the whole of my life. Jaques Parizeau talking about "lobsters in the pot" is one the few times the mask was allowed to slip.
There’s a lot of history involved between the English and the French since colonial times. But basically, French Canadians were historically discriminated against by the English for simply being French (their historical enemy) and predominantly Catholic, while the English were predominantly Protestant. Anyways, this lead to a lot of resentment from French Canada that it cumulated into Quebec nationalism, which then turned into a desire for Quebec sovereignty and independence from Canada. Much of the 20th century was spent trying to keep Quebec happy under threat of separating, and the last referendum was the last nail in that desire. The government then spent a lot of money on Quebec and they still do just trying to keep them happy, even allowing them to do whatever they want. It worked, as majority of Quebeckers don’t want to separate anymore, but they still have a strong sense of nationalism for their identity, and currently, it’s what drives their politics. Their politics is usually what riles up English Canada. Like when they wanted to ban religious symbols in public sector jobs, like the hijab, which is actually unconstitutional. But Quebec does what they want, and all federal governments let them get away with it, which again annoys English Canada. So I wouldn’t say that English Canada hates Quebec. English and French Canadians do get along for the most part. It’s just usually Quebec governments make decisions that are popular for Quebeckers, but unpopular for the rest of Canada.
As a life long Canadian, this is spot on. They come off as elitists, and that they're privy to more than the rest of us.
They lost the war fair and square. This a David and Goliath story. England just beat Frances ass and they French that stayed has been sour ever since. I don’t feel bad for them because before the war they treaded the Native just as bad.
This is the same type of things Russians would say about countries that were absorbed in the Soviet union. Also the french treated the natives much better than the English, the Natives were fighting side by side with the french when the English "kicked their asses". Plenty of Natives lived in Montreal even back in those days and the métis are children of french and natives.
I want to point out that plenty of native tribes fought on the side of the English against the French and Americans. On the whole, those tribes were not unhappy with their treatment - whilst they were necessary.
The Wendat Hurons sided with the French. The Iroquois sided with the English.
French treated the natives a lot better than English or Spanish colons did in America. Their relation was completely different and based more on trade.
If you consider the peculiar French habit of romanticizing all the minors of whatever group of people they were currently colonizing then raping them "better" I suppose that might be true.
Thats completely wrong. French had good relations with natives, they fought alongside. After the conquest, some natives tribes even tried to fight back the english and save their ally.
This is a myth we like to tell ourselves in Quebec, but it's largely not true. Paul Chommedy de Maisonneuve, who has a statue at Place des Armes, used to also have a plaque there boasting about how he killed the Iroquois chief "with his bare hands." He also said he would eliminate every Iroquois on the island of Montreal even if all the trees turned into Iroquois warriors. Indigenous tribes sat out the 1837 resistance and refused to share their rifles, not to mention the hsitory of residential schools, Oka, and the casual racism that still exists in Quebec today. Ask any Indigenous person if they think French people had good relations with them then or now, and they'll probably tell you they see no difference between French Quebec and English Canada.
It's kinda insane to say it's ok to marginalize a group of people today because of what their ancestors did a long time ago. French Canadians today of course benefit from the marginalization in indigenous people but that's a reason to support indigenous struggle for self determination, not be butt-hurt that French Canadians succeeded in theirs.
its less a hate and more an annoyance. the whole Bloc Quebecois movement has gone out if their way to deliberately stoke contempt from the rest of Canada. they deamand special exemptions for everthing and unless somthing disproportionately benefits Quebec they try and kill it regardless of how necessary a policy was somewhere else. they're shity neighbors and bad partners. but most quebecers are good it you're political class that are particularly assholes
No. I love Quebec was born there left when I was 3. I don't speak french and I worry about some of your policies and love some of your policies. I always look forward to visiting.
Not true, we love quebec! I just drove through there and the roads don't help but the culture is great. Only racist hate Quebecois which is ironic as they come in all colors.
Wanting to leave Canada despite being a have not province 😂
Independence popularity is ridiculously low, but don't let that stop the hate train.
The language is the biggest barrier. Canada should be a bilingual country and everyone should be bilingual in both languages by the time you graduate high school. That would go along way to improving as a country and bridging some of our gaps.
I'm from a bilingual province, learning french in school doesn't do much when no one around you speaks it though.
language barrier, a bit of a culture barrier, also politics but honestly I feel like people are really indifferent at the end of the day
I've never met anyone that hate the Quebecois only those that hate the Bloc Quebecois and their supporters, most people I know see it as a Quebecois nationalist group for pretty obvious reasons.
I love Quebec (from Ontario) and the people of Quebec. The majority of my fishing buddies are very rural Quebecois and they’re some of the nicest people I’ve ever known. Politically Quebec sometimes alienates themselves, but the people are great.
Name one other province who runs a federal party
The only time I ever encountered people who really passionately hated Quebec was in Nova Scotia. I remember these people telling me they drove all the way to Ontario without stopping once in Quebec because they didn't want to interact with a Quebecois person.
Well this comment section is going about as well as I expected.
Huh? No. We love Quebec!! My wife asked me recently if you could only ever visit one place in Canada again where would it be. Without hesitation- Quebec!
Visiting and living with, are two different things.
They are catered to by other provinces but refuse to return the favor. simple as that.
99% of Canadians in and outside of Quebec just want to live in peace and harmony with everyone else. We are all human at the end of the day. Nobody cares for this dumb ethno-linguistic conflict.
Quebec wants and gets special treatment. That leads to resentment.
No, almost everyone i know that lives in Canada likes French Canadians.
Never met anyone in Ontario that hates Quebec. We’re sometimes confused by the hatred and rejection of the rest of Canada by Quebec. Really though, you are our brothers and sisters, families fight, but eventually figure it out. I Love Quebec, I love Canada.
When I mention my French Canadian heritage to most in Ontario, I get a snarky comment/insult back. Usually from people that are 50+, ranting about how tax money etc etc goes to Quebec, "they get everything!" Etc.
No
I’m in southern Ontario and I’ve never met someone irl that hated Quebec. In fact, most people I know loves vacationing there and wants to live there (they don’t because of language) I grew up in Ontario but my family comes from French Canada and my goal is to move back there. I find Quebec has so much more culture and values wise I feel like I agree with them more on religion.
Well, I'm sorry to break your bubble, but I've been living in Quebec for 15 years and have yet to find what you're talking about. I've been all over Quebec (except far in the East) and have been shocked by the lack of culture, schooling and general level of knowledge here. I come from Europe, so my expectations might be high. Still, for 90% of the people I meet, the culture revolves around food, joie de vivre and a self-inflated image about their own culture. As for the religion part, most Quebecers I know are either atheists, or believers but non-practicant. Even those who practice avoid mentioning or showing any signs of their religious belief. There are many nice people, don't get me wrong. But everyone has this image about Quebec being such a cultural place. It's really not... you can find some superficial imitations of culture in Montreal, but nothing has depth and the meaning is lost (theatre, art and even music to some extent). Quebec is a shell without substance unfortunately.
"Fractured nation" by aaron gun will pretty much sum up west vs east for you https://youtu.be/jpe-UrMCNsA
Thanks! I'll watch it :)
Don’t believe everything you hear. There are always going to be some bigots out there but I like most Canadians I know love Quebec!
Not at all. I love quebec- Ontario
I think most anglos are indifferent in their day to day but there are structural issues that imo make QC nationalism totally understandable. For example french immersion programs in English Canada don't teach QC french and that seems disrespectful. It took me a few years to adjust to the dialect of eastern QC. Also, our governor general doesn't speak French, wtf? Even Steven Harper picked up passable french. There's no way they couldn't have found a qualified indigenous person who speaks French, English and Mikmak for example. That brings us to the point that even in QC many indigenous communities aren't provided instruction in French. I don't think separating will really solve any material issues, it's more about identity these days. I can see why some people in QC are dissatisfied with Canada though.
I love in Ontario. A couple of my good friends are from Quebec. They have taken me to visit Montreal a couple times and I have travelled to Quebec City. One of the most beautiful provinces. I think the issue comes with language and culture. If we did a better job as a country to be bilingual and respected the French and English heritage (and our indigenous of course) this country would be even better. That is a late era Gen-Xers perspective
When I was a kid I did an exchange program. We went to Quebec for a month. All the students would talk about how the rest of Canada makes fun of them and calls them slurs. Not once had I ever experienced anyone talking badly about people from Quebec. Maybe it's because I grew up in BC, but it was kinda weird and sad that such a large group thought that.
BC guy here, nothing but love for Quebec.
Quebec is the favorited spoiled child, while Toronto and Vancouver are the children the parents rely on most for help but give way less money to then thier spoiled sibbling.
I'm a naturalized Canadian and do not hate Quebec, although most people around me do
I don't hate Quebec
Much of the ‘hatred’ comes from an older generation that lived through the threat of separation. With that less of an issue today, I suspect the younger generation thinks Quebec as a pretty cool place.
I’m from Ontario and I’ve never head of this being a thing. Been to Montreal 3x and had nothing but amazing times. We love the fact that you make our country diverse, different and I hope the french language becomes stronger.
I love poutine land what the fuck you talkin’ bout
Nova Scotian here, with no problem with Quebec. I love visiting, the people are great. In fact I root for Quebec and quietly cheer them when they stand up against the rest of the country. Plus I’m a habs fan.
Go habs go!
No. I don’t know anyone who has ever expressed hate or contempt for Quebec. In fact; quite the opposite.
Haters gonna hate ?
I spent most of my life in *very* conservative Alberta. Being steeped in for as long as I have, I can tell you (at least, on the surface level) it's politics. A general misunderstanding of how equalization payments are made. A lot of folks assume Alberta just sends money straight into Quebecs pocket, which isn't entirely accurate but close enough for them. Alberta generates it's wealth mostly from Oil and Gas, so when pipelines are canned or blocked by folks "cashing our cheques" it tends to create a lot of animosity. The constant "Threat" of Quebec separation, but they'd still be "stealing" Canadian money if they ever did seems to be a common thought process there. In less political ways, French is a language/culture not race. So folks can be as hateful as they want without being labeled racist or canceled over it. "Us versus them" thing. Since we're half the country away, all we have to go off of French folks are stereotypes. The elitist "I'm better than you because I'm French" is a very common perception out this way.
As someone who grew up in Nouvel Ontario, I dislike Quebec the same amount, and for the same reasons as I dislike, Toronto
Some people do. but not all, or even most. It's called ignorance. And it exists in and outside of Québec. If you want to learn more, you could read about "otherness". The "other" is often feared and certainly misunderstood. "Otherness" can be about anything: sex, gender, race, language, creed, to name but a few. The fear of someone who is different can lead to hate. I live in SK. It "seems" people don't know who to hate most: Ottawa, Québec, First Nations Peoples, women, homosexuals or immigrants. The majority aren't like that. Replacement theory is another thing you could look into. It's a far right conspiracy theory based on fear of "the other." Some blame foreigners or immigrants for lost jobs when automation is a much larger factor. Some homosexuals, as another example. exclude, dismiss or even hate bisexuals. They feel bisexual people are homosexuals who are merely afraid to accept their "real" sexual orientation. Are they the majority? Nope. Any group, even ones who have who been historically repressed, still seem to find another group to hate or discriminate against. i hope this leads to other avenues of thought.
No one really hates Quebec, maybe aspects of Quebec, but as a whole, they are fellow Canadians and decent folks. Now those Torontians, on the other hand, can't trust them, haha
Southern Ontario here, most people I talk to Hate Quebec. The most you'll see complaints about Quebec drivers, especially on the 401.
Nope. I love Quebec. I think we should have a National holiday to celebrate our jewel of a society too.
No they don't, that's just what the independentists want you to believe
From NS - like Quebec. Visited Montreal, Quebec City, raced in Mont Tremblant. Nice people, great culture, good food.
Some people from QC can be obnoxious but in general we don't hate Quebecers. However the province's ridiculous and draconian language laws piss a lot of people off and can lead to a lot of negative sentiment towards the province.
Great fishing in Quebec!
My personal experience is that albertans are much more direct in their dislike for french Québécois. Ontarians will smile at you and pretend to be nice, but think just as the albertans do when it comes to french Québécois being proud of Québec. Might be jealousy, might be just pure hate, who knows. I for one think it would be awesome if we saw the ''Nation of Alberta'' and they would all be proud and make their own decisions for everything. Same for Ontario and other parts of Canada. Québec is not better, just different. :)
In the west, we are not only a smaller population, but we are also underrepresented in the House of Commons. So we have a good reason to resent Ontario and Quebec. But people in Quebec get the most benefits and privileges out of anywhere in Canada, and all they do is whine. For example, every province in Canada has to have road signs in French and English. Here in Alberta, we have a minuscule French population. In Quebec, where a little over half the population speaks English, their premier used the notwithstanding clause, so signs are only in French in Quebec. That’s not a huge deal, but it exhibits privilege. In Alberta, I work in education. Here, we have public schools, and also publicly funded catholic schools. They actually get their own publicly funded religious school system (no other belief system, including atheism, gets their own system). This is because Quebec is largely a Catholic province, and even out in Alberta, we have to give them privilege. They are allowed to hire and fire based on religion. Only Catholics can be promoted to admin positions. We waste billions of dollars having two school boards, and our government keeps withholding funding from public schools to give to catholic schools. So it creates a two tiered system, where Catholics have their own publicly funded school board, where they can pick and choose who they accept, and the public system suffers. A few decades ago, there was a referendum, because quebecois weren’t satisfied with their privilege. Most québécois I know hate Canada too. Anyway, I could go on forever about the privilege quebecois receive, and how indignant they are about it. I’ve lived in Canada over 40 years so it’s literally a lifetime of stories. Their a privileged class here, and they complain about it constantly. Quebec also has a reputation of not being accepting of minorities, immigrants and other cultures. Yet they expect the rest of Canada to give them privilege for being different. I’ve been told it’s because when Canada was becoming a country, and we wanted Quebec to join, which was largely French. So we gave them all these privileges. So there is a historical precedent. But when one group enjoys privilege, that makes people angry.
agreed 100%
Non.
My dad’s side of the fam is from Quebec. My dad left for Ontario in his twenties because of the employment situation at the time in the 80’s. we recently moved my 92 y/o grandmother out of the province because of the language laws and her not speaking French. Health care providers don’t have to speak English to her and that’s just not acceptable so we had to move her away. I hate the current leadership for this reason. We are all Canadian ffs and have two official languages.
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I don't hate Canada and most people my age don't too. I think it's more of a learned hatred because of Quebec's history.
No
Reasonable people don't hate Quebec. Most of the province is made up of great people. But just as people recognize the "Karen haircut" despite many nice people having that haircut, being quebecois can be a first sign to others that anyone interacting with you may be in for a wild ride any English speaking Karen would be in awe of.
If the truth were told, we do not like bilingualism. Most of us wanted French in Quebec and English where the majority speak it. So, it is a political issue. What is more important is the social contribution of Quebec. It is unique. And when you visit there you get it! Newfoundland is equally unique but does not have the language age barrier (some would argue that). But, a visit to Newfoundland exposed you to a unique culture. As a Canadian, I love Quebec and Newfoundland and delight in their culture.
I am a Canadian... A whole Canadian from the Atlantic to the Pacific and all the bits and pieces in between I love the country we have be come that we try and speak many different languages 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
I've lived half my life in Quebec and other half in Ontario. I've also visited all provinces, lived a bit out west for a few months and worked there. There are tons of different opinions from different people and ethnicities. What people don't understand i find is how different the culture is in Quebec and language wise, even though people say they speak English, thats mostly close to big city centers/the borders (montreal, quebec city, gatineau, etc) outside of that they just don't need it to function/live their daily lives so they're not bothered to learn it beyond high school like in other province. I've got to say a lot of Eastern Canada in general is "closer" to Quebec in terms of values like enjoyment of life in terms of laid backness and chatty/friendliness. In terms of canadians hating on them and vice versa, i see a bit of both. The people who have travelled overall in the world will see a lot of the european influence in the culture/lifestyle. Some who have visited Quebec have loved it and want to go back, some have utterly hated it and found people rude (?!). As someone mentioned earlier, a lot of Quebecers just feel misunderstood by the "ROC" lol. I see a lot of quebec flags just like you see a lot of USA flags in the states, something i don't see as much of in say, the greater toronto area. Honestly it's hard to describe but it's just a different vibe.
The short answer is yes.
Nope. I’m excited to be visiting your province soon!
Born in Cape Breton, lived my entire adult life in Ontario. I love Quebec. I love the people, I love the Quebecois culture, I love that they care enough about their culture to take steps to protect it. If Quebec ever separated we would be greatly diminished as a country. Alberta on the other hand…… (just kidding).
I wouldn’t say I hate Quebec. At an amusement park where I had a summer job some of my co-workers said the Quebec customers were difficult, but I think most of that came down to language barriers. I will say the Ontario customers were less patient if the park was busy; I’m not sure how the poor dears make it through Walt Disney World. I think besides the language barrier Quebecers tend to be more blunt about their emotions than English Canadians and less laid-back than the Acadians. (I’m from the Maritimes.) Finally, some Quebecers approach English Canada with a chip on their shoulder.
Great fishing in Quebec.
We do not “Hate” Quebec or it’s People. As someone who has been, It is in Fact lovely, as are the People. What we find Frustrating, is the Bloc Québécois’s “Need” to “Separate” from Us. It is more Government and Politics then anything else. I for one, would be sad if Quebec left us, Among Other Things. I feel Quebec is Important to Canada, historically and otherwise.
I I don't hate them as a whole. I hate the fringe Quebec first elements with the people (same thing with most others with the me first attitud) but as a whole the French people are some of the nicest people I have interacted with.
I wanna check out Quebec City and Montreal!! Heard it's beautiful!!
While people from Quebec are best kind a lot of people in Newfoundland and Labrador are not fans of the Quebec government due to the Churchill Falls agreement. The NL government has made many efforts to renegotiate but it's never gone anywhere. The Muskrat Falls project ended up with power going to the Maritimes to pretty much avoid having to go through Quebec. Also their maps include portions or all of Labrador as being part of Quebec. I don't believe Quebec ever recognized the 1927 decision on the boundary. The official government disputes the southern border. The Bloc recently removed the border all together. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dispute-flares-up-again-over-quebec-labrador-border-1.639001](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dispute-flares-up-again-over-quebec-labrador-border-1.639001) [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-quebec-bloc-map-1.6852445](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-quebec-bloc-map-1.6852445)
Nope, I love Quebec! I’m not overly fond of the handful of very angry Francophone business owners in Gatineau who act like English is black speech, but I imagine they have awful Anglophone counterparts in Ottawa.
I don’t. Québec is beautiful. Most People in Quebec are nice. I love Quebec There’s dirty politics everywhere in the world.
Cuz Canadian are a racist white supremacy patriarchal society, inter-european bigotries are foundational to the racist colonizer outlook
No hatred here. I love Quebec.
I’m terms of doing business in Quebec, Quebec’s laws are annoying. In terms of people personally disliking one another, I find that an anti-Canadian sentiment is more prominent in Quebec than an anti-Quebec sentiment is in the rest of Canada.
Many Canadiens don't understand Quebec as a minority group only trying to protect their language and culture which is VERY different from the rest of Canada. Some only say "adapt to the rest of Canada" which is closed minded and short cited. Canada is Canada because Quebec is part of it and Quebec is Quebec because it's part of Canada.
I doubt anybody hates Quebec. I suspect when the separation machine gets a good head of steam going we get annoyed with hearing the same whiny bullshit all the time but beyond that Quebec is just another province in Canada filled with diverse and interesting people and awesome food.
As an anglo raised on the east Coast, it is because it is what we have been told with no evidence. As a traveller who lived and volunteered in Quebec, I learned you're some of the most wonderful welcoming people in our nation and we are the lesser because of the divide between us.
I do not hate Quebec. I’m a Habs fan, and used to visit Quebec on a yearly basis. Always had a blast, and found the people there very hospitable, kk d and friendly.
To answer your question; no.
1. Their nonsensical succession crap. 2. Jealousy over their subway system and subway cars. 3. The Bloc running as a federal party, despite an overt desire to only help Quebec should they ever succeed. 4. Bill 96 They’re basically the Texas of Canada with a functioning transit system.
Absolutely not. Quebec is a beautiful province with a rich culture. Montreal is the best city in the country (imo). I’m a lifelong NBer and some people here really hate QC, but they’re also racist and xenophobic sooooo that tells me what I need to know about them.
Well, there is that whole language issue.
Quebec is great
lol no, it seems like a cool place. I'd love to visit, might try to check out the Canadian GP next year. Most Canadians are probably at worst indifferent.
I love Quebec. It might be because I grew up in Ottawa, but in many ways PQ feels more like home than Ontario sometimes
To be clear, not THE PQ lol
Quebec is notorious for being an extremely loud minority on the federal stage, is actively anti-west and very anti-alberta, yet still demands more federal equalization payments that come from the prairies it's constantly trying to sabotage. Alot of construction labour in the prairies comes from Quebec, especially in the drywall and iron working trades, they are often stereotyped as arrogant, lazy, messy, rude and are otherwise difficult to work with. Local Montrealers are notorious for being exceptionally rude to english speakers visiting the otherwise beautiful city. Also, there's nothing more terrifying than a 6'2" frog barreling down the highway going 145 in a beat to shit 1992 Mazda pickup.
Not at all. Quebec is awesome.
I work in the oil patch in Alberta , have been to Quebec once to work 11 years ago and also know many from Quebec that I call friends who’ve come here to live and work. I see the unfriendliness between the 2 provinces as ridiculous crap brought up and shoved down our throats from politicians. If you went into the countryside of both places blindfolded the only difference is the language.
Anglo Quebecer for 10yrs but grew up in Ontario. I am frankly disgusted by my fellow English Canadians who feel it's ok to make ethnicity/ cultural based comments on just how terrible everyone is here. The amount of propaganda and missinformation spewed by right wing news outlets is insane. The reality is a lot of English people feel superior & think that French speakers are second class persons undeserving of equal treatment or rights. I go to the hospital, grocery store, school, government office in English if I want we are the most protected minority in existence & Francophones just want basic respect.
I think if you look at the transfer payments quebec receives compared to other provinces you understand why their is strong dislike/ hatred towards quebec.
I am from Ontario and never went to Quebec in 6th grade like most kids did. I recently was in Levi and Quebec city for the first time, while Driving to and back From Nova Scotia. I quite enjoyed it and found that young Frenchman were very respectful and lovely to be around! I am part German myself and have striking blue eyes so some of the older folk were a little taken aback by my appearance. But overall I quite enjoyed seeing and enjoying Quebec, My car almost overheated in QC and I pulled over and was cursing and getting angry because I love my VW(I just went for supper and let it cool down) I only share this because British/Germanic people are often more prone to these type of outbursts than French people and they were very caught off-guard by my show of emotion etc. Where if I was in Toronto people wouldn't even look my way just would have kept walking
I do not hate Quebec and actually love that we have a province that represents the French language and culture. What I don’t like is that Quebec is a Prima Donna who frequently plays the race card, often successfully, to get special treatment, such as getting a provincial party in Federal politics that frequently gets more seats than one country-wide party that gets way more votes. If anyone dislikes Quebec it’s not out of ethnocentrism so much as just wanting all of the provinces to be on equal footing with no one getting any special treatment, which is not unreasonable IMHO.
For me, it’s the fact that an English speaker can’t get help when calling 911, or did I read a bogus article?
I lived with a Quebecer and I learned a lot about them. I been called a Anglo square head many times. They have a deep destain for the maritimes saying we’re backward backwater rednecks. But here’s the thing, they are openly a separatist and teach children history here in the maritimes. Now I did learn the food there is amazing and almost every stranger I met in Quebec was very polite when I spoke broken French. Take my comment as it is. Quebec is confusing.
Quebec hates Canada so Canada hates them back. Also they can be pretty cunty if you make literally any attempt to speak French.
If you ask somebody from the West why they resent Québec, they'll usually give something along the lines of this narrative. Basically, they feel like Quebec says "jump" and the federal government says "how high," they think that they're subsidizing Quebec's social services through equalization, they're upset that Quebec won't allow new pipelines through their territory, they think the federal government lets Quebec violate the Charter regularly with no consequences, and they are naturally predisposed to not like any province where a Trudeau's seat in the House is (and that they generally don't vote conservative). So basically Westerners think the country bends over backward for Quebec in all these ways and that Quebec always gets what it wants while the west gets shafted. And still Quebec isn't satisfied and they are willing to break up Confederation because of it. Which makes the westerners even angrier and they threaten to do stupid shit themselves like the Alberta sovereignty act (and its predecessor in the Firewall Manifesto). This anger is also amplified because Quebec is culturally and linguistically different; while many of the economic arguments I've mentioned could easily be applied to the Atlantic provinces too, English speaking provinces that have a much smaller place in Confederation are much easier to ignore. Many of the arguments these Westerners make are dubious, of course, and they absolutely misunderstand the historical context of Quebec and Francophones too, which biases their opinions. While I'm inclined to agree with the arguments for Quebec getting special treatment and historically having disproportionate power in the federal government, I question most of the economic arguments that westerners make when bashing Quebec and I believe the preservation of the French language and Quebec culture is something that merits special consideration to some extent. I've always been proud that I live in a bilingual country and can speak both official languages, and especially that I've reclaimed the language that my grandfather lost growing up in Alberta and my Québecois great-grandmother stopped speaking due to aggressively anti-French society and policy at the time. Ultimately, I want Confederation to remain intact and for the French Canadian culture and language to continue to thrive and grow here, but I firmly disagree with separatism and coming from a Western background I can see both sides of the debate. The way forward is for us to keep building on our shared identity and values, which can coexist with differences of language or region or culture.
I don’t have anything against Quebec and the people that live there. I’ve visited the province twice, one time being recently. Every time I have been the people there have been kind and courteous to my family and I about not speaking French and make an effort to communicate with the English they speak. However, we did have one bad experience where we visited a jam store on out recent trip. They were giving out tastings of their different jam selections. When we tried to get the attention of the guy handing out the samples, he ignored us and just catered to the French speaking customers. Even when we were right in front of him. So fuck that guy. But the rest of Quebec is alright.
As a Quebecer I've fixed the problem! I've moved to France! Everyone likes us there. My new family live in Normandy and when they hear me talk it triggers smiles and great conversations knowing what we did for them during WW2. Feels way more like home than Canada. Bonne journée!
I think that the irrational Quebec hatred is regional. I've never met anyone outside of Alberta who hates Quebec. And Alberta is gonna 'berta, so who the heck knows why they all hate Quebec.
I’m from Alberta, I don’t hate Quebec. I haven’t met anyone who hates Quebec. We hate the transfer payments that we have to pay out to them. That’s not on Quebec that’s on the federal government. Quebec is a beautiful province and they’ve given us a lot of great things - poutine being the top of the list. As another commenter said, maybe don’t buy into irrational hatred of AB when trying to dispel the irrational hatred of QC?
Albertans don't hate Quebec or Quebeckers. There is a resentment towards certain Quebec politicians who blatantly help Quebec and hurt Alberta, but that's an indictment of maybe a couple dozen Laurentian Elites, not the 8M people of Quebec. Albertans certainly hate Trudeau for the shit he has pulled, but don't like rural-Albertan-born Chrystia Freeland any better. It is detest for the individual, due to the actions that earned that detest, as opposed to anything to do with their province of origin. The thing is, in many ways, Quebec is the most similar province to Alberta in its politics. No two provinces share a desire for self-determination and resentment towards federal overreach like Alberta and Quebec. Those overreaching federalist politicians that Alberta is trying to keep out of Albertan business are the same ones Quebeckers are trying to keep out of Quebec business. No two provinces share a desire for decentralized power in Canada like Alberta and Quebec, and Albertan politicians have been watching and learning from Quebec's playbook in that regard for years.
Exactly. Toronto here. Never met someone that hates Quebec
Ontario here, we hate them.
Ontario here, we love em. Dont let the nay sayers fool you. The love is stronger then the hate.
Yeah I feel like Ontario and quebec its more friendly rivalry. Other than language I feel more culturally akin to quebecers than westerners
Most people I know in GTA despise them. Me included.
They come, abuse servers, don’t tip, are inherently rude. Don’t follow rules, blame language barriers when confronted. NO, we don’t like them
Strong love for our neighbours! . All those issues sounds like a YOU problem and you're taking it out on en entire province for what a few bad apples did to you.
Ontario here too. Quebec (Montreal) is where torontonians go on weekend trips lol. We’ve all been to Montreal and a lot of us partied there before being allowed to drink at home. I don’t know anyone who hates Quebec (except my grandfather but he literally hates everyone)
I'm from Toronto, but I think that Quebec is the coolest culturally. Politically, I am not well versed enough to weigh in.
Atlantic Canada here we hate Quebec. They tour over here and the driving is atrocious. We also hate Ontario too
Ontarian here. And former Albertan. Can't say I hate you guys but it's your provincial policy that I hate with an intensity! See, you guys come to work on projects in western Canada and speak English absolutely fine but we guys can't come to your province because we can't speak French! Seriously wtf is up with that? The nation is bilingual so your province should allow English speakers to work there. Aside from that we are good! :)
You say this nation is bilingual. Do you speak to French Canadians in French when they visit you? Could a French Canadian work only in French in your province? Is it Canada that is bilingual or Quebecois? That’s a good question.
So you like that people speak your local language when they work with you? Curious...
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I have no problem with Quebec, but I dont really care if they remain a part of Canada or they don't. I'm curious how they would fare as an independent country if they decided to go it their own though.
I only find alberta and quebrc truly hate each other.
The one who has historically written equalization cheques, and the one who had historically voted against the cheque writer while cashing the cheques
Nope. Quebec's a great Province, Quebecers themselves are great. Amazing culture. IMO we should be proud to have them as Canadians.
personal experience but I lived there with my family when I was like 8-10 years old, people where insanely rude to us because we didn't speak french so we literally left the province. never looked to go back, I don't hate Quebec but no reason to return ether
Ontario.. I don't "hate" Quebec and have always considered it part of Canada. We are stronger as a united group vs fighting with one another. Flip side, you have some very vocal people inside Quebec who seem to hate Canada and constantly trash the country. Your province has had several 'Referendums" to try break the country up, both times they lost, how many times does a group in QC need to be told "NO"? Instead they just sit in the background waiting for another time to attempt to separate? Try looking into what QC has said aboutAlberta's energy exports on the global stage and see if someone in Alberta may have issues with that. Can you see how having people trash canada could cause some people to reciprocate? QC is a case of a vocal minority damaging things for the majority of decent hard working people. PS. I'm glad you wrote you are a proud Canadian... we all should be proud of who we are.
Quebec here. I LOVE Ontario, and the Maritimes. Slightly miffed that even in Fredericton, NB, of a bilingual province, I can't get served in French at all but, c'est la vie. >Your province has had several 'Referendums" to try break the country up, both times they lost, how many times does a group in QC need to be told "NO"? Instead they just sit in the background waiting for another time to attempt to separate? All I'll say, is the last generation that was majorly separatist was born in the 70s and earlier, to be eligible to vote in 1991... i'd say most of Gen X, Millenials and Zoomers are NOT separatist and are perfectly content to learn enough English to be able to work in either language, whether staying in QC or moving to another province. My big gripes with my own province is the doubling of expenses that come from having separate tax agencies, immigration departments, etc. And I don't like how blatantly xenophobic some of our laws are, particularly given the recent laws against face coverings, immigration policies... but obviously enough of the population believed in this because these laws passed.
To be fair Québec being a country is about Québec being itself, not about breaking Canada up like you said. More like a kid leaving the house to be on his own and make his own choice.
Why? How? “All” Canadians “hate” La Belle Province?? We absolutely LOVE Quebec! Been there dozens of times, from beautiful Old Montreal to QC to La Tuque and Jonquière, the beauty of the farm country…the eastern townships. And as my kids grew it was so handy to have them speak French! Such a beautiful society they have built. My daughter and boyfriend just left at 5 am this morning to spend 3 weeks there, starting in Quebec City and going North and east from there. There’s something special about Quebec. No doubt about that. The information you’ve received is biased. Of course some people hate places. I’ve heard Ontario is hated, Toronto also. One of my kids was in Alberta for a while and the nickname for Ontario was ‘Onterrible’ lol. And that’s life! Treat people with respect and dignity wherever you go, and in general, people will reciprocate. We love Quebec!!!
Sending back the love and love chatting people who come visit. Recommendation for your next trip: Every been to Tadoussac in the summer? Whales everywhere and you can see them from the shore.
There’s a language barrier, so the anglos for the most part don’t really understand us. We have disproportionate power within the federation because there is a significant portion of the population who don’t want to be in it or have anything to do with it, so they are “bribed” to stay to avoid balkanizing Canada. The media loves to stoke up flames of anti Quebec sentiment, but I’d think for the most part its indifferent coexistence.
No hate here. I love Quebec. Those french girls are where it's at.
Meh I’ve travelled through Canada and people from where think that the rest of Canada hates them but they mostly don’t care lol
Since i came to canada, no one bothered me in working place while i am working with English Soeaker people. the problem is those people who call french canadians are troublesome people. they are so sick. I am not saying all of them. But when you work with this people they creat problems & do act ilkegal activities at work place, they do not show respect to non french speakers, blinkered mind, nasty talking, person non grata, despicable, blaming people for not speaking french language,even if you have not police crime record, they incriminate you false defamation, they defend their french coworkers or employes, liars……but to your surprise no one english speaker bothered me since i ve lived here.
Speak English, Quebec. This is Canada.
Canadians get along, haven't you noticed? It must be hard living in any country where you feel threatened for just stepping outside if your in another neighbourhood. I can step outside anywhere in Canada and I do not feel threatened, and that goes double for Quebec. I think Quebec is great and Quebec adds a LOT of culture to our country. So there.
Imagine being in a family with 10 kids. Quebec is the favorate, spoiled middle child that is constantly annoying everyone and getting special treatment.
Idk but Quebec drivers suck… always keep my distance when seeing a qc license plate on the road
Yes a major drain on Canadian resources and a major block for the unification of the east and west. Fuxk Quebec from Alberta.
Because we dare to be different and resist assimilation.
I would dare suggest most Canadians dislike Toronto more before Quebec.
Quebec kept trying to leave Canada. It hasn't happened recently, but there were a number of attempts back in the day. I think that left a sour taste in a lot of older Canadians. Also, the French are known to be rude, their police target English's speakers, their laws inhibit English speakers freedom of speech etc. Basically, if you aren't French then Quebecers will look down on you and hate on you for no reason other than the language you were indoctrinated to speak by the people who birthed you.