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He also underlines what differentiates Scotland from Quebec. Scots swapped Gaelic for English, whereas Quebec preserved its language. Forming only 10 percent of the population of England, Scots are more of a minority than Quebecers, who are about a third of the Canadian population. Lastly, contrary to Scotland which obeys in all matters to London, Quebec has a government and a Parliament that administer, make laws and raise taxes.
He also underlines what differentiates Scotland from Quebec. Scots swapped Gaelic for English, whereas Quebec preserved its language. Forming only 10 percent of the population of England, Scots are more of a minority than Quebecers, who are about a third of the Canadian population. Lastly, contrary to Scotland which obeys in all matters to London, Quebec has a government and a Parliament that administer, make laws and raise taxes.


René Lévesque allows himself to tell his hosts what he thinks they should do: "Scotland must go in the same direction as ours. Along the way, it will discover like us that appetite comes with eating. Once some powers have been wrested away, the desire to have some more is born naturally."
René Lévesque allows himself to tell his hosts what he thinks they should do: "Scotland must go in the same direction as us. Along the way, it will discover like us that appetite comes with eating. Once some powers have been wrested away, the desire to have some more is born naturally."


Unable to resist the urge to stumble [[Wikipedia:Vive le Québec libre|like a certain general]], René Lévesque utters an amused "Long live free Scotland!", all the while noting that his cry will surely not cause a storm in Great Britain because he is only a one small politician who is not even elected, and not a triumphant [[Wikipedia:Charles de Gaulle|de Gaulle]].
Unable to resist the urge to stumble [[Wikipedia:Vive le Québec libre|like a certain general]], René Lévesque utters an amused "Long live free Scotland!", all the while noting that his cry will surely not cause a storm in Great Britain because he is only a one small politician who is not even elected, and not a triumphant [[Wikipedia:Charles de Gaulle|de Gaulle]].
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