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===Historical Overview=== | ===Historical Overview=== | ||
* Read the section dedicated to the history of our movements | * Read the section dedicated to the [[history of our movements]] | ||
* Read the translation of the [[Political Testament of Louis-Joseph Papineau]] | * Read the translation of the [[Political Testament of Louis-Joseph Papineau]] | ||
* Discover famous people in the history of Québec | * Discover famous [[people]] in the history of Québec | ||
* Read a few selected texts on Québec democracy by the Ministère des relations internationales (PDF) | * Read a few [http://english.republiquelibre.org/pdf/selected-texts-on-quebec-democracy.pdf selected texts on Québec democracy] by the ''Ministère des relations internationales'' (PDF) | ||
* Read the section dedicated to other | * Read the section dedicated to [[other independence movements]] | ||
===Historical Documents=== | ===Historical Documents=== | ||
* 1970: The manifesto of the Front de | * 1970: The [[manifesto of the Front de libération du Québec]] | ||
* 1960: The manifesto of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale | * 1960: The [[manifesto of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale]] | ||
* 1958: The manifesto of the Alliance laurentienne | * 1958: The [[manifesto of the Alliance laurentienne]] | ||
* 1934: The manifesto of the Action libérale nationale (French) | * 1934: The [http://www.members.tripod.com/simonlapointe/his3508/aln.html manifesto of the Action libérale nationale] by Paul Gouin (French) | ||
* 1839: The Report | * 1839: The [http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/docs/durham/ Report on the Affairs of British North America] by the Earl of Durham | ||
* 1838: The Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada | * 1838: The [[Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada]] by Robert Nelson | ||
* 1837: An excerpt of the | * 1837: An excerpt of the [http://english.republiquelibre.org/manifesto-fils-de-la-liberte.html manifesto of the Fils de la liberté] | ||
* 1834: The Ninety-Two Resolutions of the Parti patriote | * 1834: The [[Ninety-Two Resolutions]] of the Parti patriote | ||
* 1831: The notes of Alexis de Tocqueville in Lower Canada | * 1831: The [[notes of Alexis de Tocqueville in Lower Canada]] | ||
* 1775: The Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada of the first Continental Congress | * 1784: The lampoon ''Appel à la justice de l'État'' by Pierre du Calvet | ||
* 1775: The [[Letter to the Inhabitants of Canada]] of the first Continental Congress | |||
===Québec's Historical Demands=== | ===Québec's Historical Demands=== | ||
* Québec's | * [http://www.saic.gouv.qc.ca/institutionnelles_constitutionnelles/table_matieres_en.htm Québec's Positions on Constitutional and Intergovernmental Issues from 1936 to March 2001] | ||
* A Quebec-Canada Constitutional Law Lexicon (PDF) | * [http://www.transref.org/u-articles/WSCH_LexIntro_KonstLex.pdf A Quebec-Canada Constitutional Law Lexicon] (PDF) | ||
* Québec's historical position on the federal spending power 1944-1998 (PDF) | * [http://www.saic.gouv.qc.ca/publications/documents_inst_const/positionEng.pdf Québec's historical position on the federal spending power 1944-1998] (PDF) | ||
* Québec and its Territory (PDF) | * [http://www.saic.gouv.qc.ca/publications/territoire-a.pdf Québec and its Territory] (PDF) | ||
* Québec's Political & Constitutional Status (PDF) | * [http://www.saic.gouv.qc.ca/publications/documents_inst_const/statut-pol_en.pdf Québec's Political & Constitutional Status] (PDF) | ||
===Failure of Constitutional Reforms=== | ===Failure of Constitutional Reforms=== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 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 independence movements
Historical Documents
- 1970: The manifesto of the Front de libération 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 by Paul Gouin (French)
- 1839: The Report on the Affairs of British North America by the Earl of Durham
- 1838: The Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada by Robert Nelson
- 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
- 1784: The lampoon Appel à la justice de l'État by Pierre du Calvet
- 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