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Although they do not advocate the independence of Québec, and might even have voiced against it, the people listed here are considered friends of Québec because they have always defended the truth before all. Too often in political debates, patriotism and chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty. | Although they do not advocate the independence of Québec, and might even have voiced against it, the people listed here are considered friends of Québec because they have always defended the truth before all. Too often in political debates, patriotism and chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty. | ||
Despite the constant flow of | Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating Quebecers in the English language press of Canada, these people have the honesty to recognize, at the very least: | ||
# The existence of the | # The existence of the Québec political nation | ||
# The legitimacy of the movement for independence | # The legitimacy of the movement for independence | ||
# The validity of the core sovereignist arguments | # The validity of the core sovereignist arguments | ||
# The necessity and soundness of | # The necessity and soundness of Québec's linguistic policy | ||
==Gary Caldwell== | ==Gary Caldwell== | ||
Native of Toronto, Ontario, he graduated from York University and obtained a masters in sociology at Université Laval in Québec. Maried to Aurelie Poisson, and he presently lives on a farm with his family in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton in the Eastern Townships. After teaching at Bishop's University for 9 years, he became a researcher at ''Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture'', a position he kept from to 1980 to 1992. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[English speakers for the independence of Québec]] | * [[English speakers for the independence of Québec]] | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 6 December 2006
Although they do not advocate the independence of Québec, and might even have voiced against it, the people listed here are considered friends of Québec because they have always defended the truth before all. Too often in political debates, patriotism and chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty.
Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating Quebecers in the English language press of Canada, these people have the honesty to recognize, at the very least:
- The existence of the Québec political nation
- The legitimacy of the movement for independence
- The validity of the core sovereignist arguments
- The necessity and soundness of Québec's linguistic policy
Gary Caldwell
Native of Toronto, Ontario, he graduated from York University and obtained a masters in sociology at Université Laval in Québec. Maried to Aurelie Poisson, and he presently lives on a farm with his family in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton in the Eastern Townships. After teaching at Bishop's University for 9 years, he became a researcher at Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture, a position he kept from to 1980 to 1992.