PM is reaching out to Quebecers in a manner the Chrétien Liberals never did
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper rose in the House of Commons to present a motion that recognizes "the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada," it was an historic moment. Despite the confusion about who exactly is being addressed as "Québécois" and what is meant by the term nation (as opposed to a sovereign state), the recognition of the inhabitants of Quebec as forming a distinct collectivity is in...