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Québec has a strong lay culture and pride but many new [[religion]]s and [[culture]]s have arrived to the "belle province."   
 
Québec has a strong lay culture and pride but many new [[religion]]s and [[culture]]s have arrived to the "belle province."   
  
The provincial capital, Quebec City, was founded in 1608, making it one of the oldest cities in [[North America]].
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The provincial capital, Quebec City, was founded in 1608, making it one of the oldest European style cities in [[North America]].
 
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In 2013, the Québec government proposed legislation which would limit on-the-job religious expression by public employees, forbidding them from wearing obvious signs of religious practice. Should the proposed law pass--by no means a sure thing--this so-called "Charter of Values" could lead to [[Ontario|other]] [[Alberta|provinces]] and possibly [[United States|Americans]] could experience [[Brain drain|bump in applicants]] for nursing and other skilled people who wear [[Hijab#Burqas in Canada|hijabs]], [[Sikhism|turbans]], and [[Judaism|yarmulkes]].<ref>[http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ugly-incident-bigotry-quebec-mall-underscores-nasty-side-211423355.html Ugly incident of bigotry in Quebec mall underscores nasty side of values debate]</ref>  Meet the [[iron law of institutions]], Premier Marois.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2c6upMesWs Flee with VIA!]</ref>-->
 
In 2013, the Québec government proposed legislation which would limit on-the-job religious expression by public employees, forbidding them from wearing obvious signs of religious practice. Should the proposed law pass--by no means a sure thing--this so-called "Charter of Values" could lead to [[Ontario|other]] [[Alberta|provinces]] and possibly [[United States|Americans]] could experience [[Brain drain|bump in applicants]] for nursing and other skilled people who wear [[Hijab#Burqas in Canada|hijabs]], [[Sikhism|turbans]], and [[Judaism|yarmulkes]].<ref>[http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ugly-incident-bigotry-quebec-mall-underscores-nasty-side-211423355.html Ugly incident of bigotry in Quebec mall underscores nasty side of values debate]</ref>  Meet the [[iron law of institutions]], Premier Marois.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2c6upMesWs Flee with VIA!]</ref>-->

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Le drapeau Québécois

Kweebek (or, to politically correct liberals, "Québec") is Canada's only predominantly French-speaking province, and home to Arcade Fire. This naturally leads to a certain degree of tension between Québec and the rest of Canada (which is predominantly English-speaking), in the form of Québec separatism.

In spite of occasional bouts of separatist sentiment (or, more likely, because of them), Québec has been home to a great many Canadian Prime Ministers. Also, due to official bilingualism in the Canadian government, Québec is strongly represented in the civil service (since English Canadians are apparently too lazy to just stop whining and learn a second language).

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Quebec culture

The Québécois share cultural commonalities with the Irish, as can be seen in their traditional music. Many Irish moved to the province, and as a result it is not unusual to meet Québécois people who cannot speak English, but have family names like "Johnson," "Myles," and "O'Neill." Many of them were found among the ranks of the Patriot Party during the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1837-39.

Québec has a strong lay culture and pride but many new religions and cultures have arrived to the "belle province."

The provincial capital, Quebec City, was founded in 1608, making it one of the oldest European style cities in North America.

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