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==Basic Notions== | ==Basic Notions== | ||
* Take some French lessons ;-) | * Take some [http://www.languageguide.org/francais/ French lessons] ;-) | ||
* Learn to spot a fallacy when you see one | * Learn to spot a [http://www.geocities.com/safacta/fallacies.html fallacy] when you see one | ||
* Learn of common [[Myths and fallacies about Québec|myths and fallacies]] in the Quebec debate | * Learn of common [[Myths and fallacies about Québec|myths and fallacies]] in the Quebec debate | ||
* Have a look at a few important facts you should not miss | * Have a look at [[a few important facts]] you should not miss | ||
* Read our answers to some frequently asked questions | * Read our answers to some [[FAQ|frequently asked questions]] | ||
* Learn some of the key concepts in Quebec politics | * Learn some of the [[key concepts]] in Quebec politics | ||
* Read on the range of attitudes towards Québec | * Read on the [[range of attitudes towards Québec]] | ||
* See the other side: Anglophones for Québec | * See the other side: [[Anglophones for Québec]] | ||
* Read some famous quotes | * Read some famous [[quotes]] | ||
* Consult our terminology page | * Consult our [[terminology]] page | ||
== Historical Arguments == | == Historical Arguments == | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 8 November 2006
This section gathers various links chosen by us to help visitors understand what Québec sovereignists and other independentists are fighting for. Discover the story of a very long national liberation that never ends...
Québécois and Canadian intellectuals agree on the basics
- Common Declaration of Québécois and Canadian Intellectuals
- Open Letter in Support of Québec's Right to Self-Determination
Basic Notions
- Take some French lessons ;-)
- Learn to spot a fallacy when you see one
- Learn of common myths and fallacies in the Quebec debate
- Have a look at a few important facts you should not miss
- Read our answers to some frequently asked questions
- Learn some of the key concepts in Quebec politics
- Read on the range of attitudes towards Québec
- See the other side: Anglophones for Québec
- Read some famous quotes
- Consult our terminology page
Historical Arguments
Over 200 years of a just political resistance to imperialism and assimilation in the name of human dignity.
Historical Overview
- Read the section dedicated to the history of our movements
- Read the translation of the Political Testament of Louis-Joseph Papineau
- Discover famous people in the history of Québec
- Read a few selected texts on Québec democracy by the Ministère des relations internationales (PDF)
- Read the section dedicated to other contemporary independence movements
Historical Documents
- 1970: The manifesto of the Front de Liberation du Québec
- 1960: The manifesto of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
- 1958: The manifesto of the Alliance laurentienne
- 1934: The manifesto of the Action libérale nationale (French)
- 1839: The Report of Lord Durham on the Affairs of British North America
- 1838: The Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada of the Patriotes
- 1837: An excerpt of the Manifesto of the Fils de la liberté
- 1834: The Ninety-Two Resolutions of the Parti patriote
- 1831: The notes of Alexis de Tocqueville in Lower Canada
- 1775: The Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada of the first Continental Congress
Québec's Historical Demands
- Québec's positions on constitutional and intergovernmental issues from 1936 to March 2001
- A Quebec-Canada Constitutional Law Lexicon (PDF)
- Québec's historical position on the federal spending power 1944-1998 (PDF)
- Québec and its Territory (PDF)
- Québec's Political & Constitutional Status (PDF)
Failure of Constitutional Reforms
- Read Canadian federalism and the autonomy of Québec: a historical viewpoint
- Read Constitutional Saga on this site
- Read on Institutional Bilingualism on this site
Cultural Arguments
- Peek through the Independentist Music Directory (French)
- Read some Independentist & Sovereignist Poetry (French)
- Discover movie director Pierre Falardeau (French)
- 1974: Speak White by Michèle Lalonde
- 1972: L'alouette en colère by Félix Leclerc ( >> English translation << )
- 1948: Refus global by Paul-Émile Borduas
- Read the article A Sovereign Presence - The poet and the politician in Gérald Godin ...
- Read all our translations of lyrics and poems
Various opinions and documents by militants
St-Jean-Baptiste Society
- Read the section dedicated to the St-Jean-Baptiste Society
Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté (IPSO)
Jean-François Lisée, Journalist
- Jean-François Lisée's Texts in English
- Books by Jean-François Lisée
Andrée Ferretti, political thinker and writer
- The Parti québécois: for or against independence?
- Various texts on the Website "Québec un pays" (French)
- More texts at Vigile.net (French)
Guy Bouthillier, former SSJB President
- Fundamental law, or fundamental flaw? (2002)
- Why does it not simply eliminate all questions on ethnic origin and religion?
- Books by Guy Bouthillier (French)
Pierre Bourgault, former RIN president and journalist
- A Radical from Quebec Passes
- Books by Pierre Bourgault
Daniel Turp, former Bloc Québécois MP and constitutionalist
- Works and opinions published in English
- Quebec's Quest for Sovereignty and Partnership
- Québec's Right to Secessionist Self-Determination
- Don't buy Stéphane Dion's response to the secession ruling (1999)
- 1995 Project of a Sovereign Québec Constitution (French)
Michel Seymour, philosopher
- Québec Nationalism and Canadian Federalism
- On Redefining the Nation (PDF)
- Québec and Canada at the Crossroads: A Nation within a Nation (PDF)
- The anti-democratic drift of the federal government: A brief concerning Bill C-20
- Michel Seymour's Website
Parti Québécois
- Sovereignist Leaders
- 5 questions and answers to understand why the Parti Québécois wants Québec to become a sovereign country