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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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[edit] 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." There has been controversies with the regulation of religions such as banning religious signs such as Hijabs in public workplaces. There has also been controversy about language, especially French and the laws implemented to protect it.

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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