I can't post this enough:

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13. Yes. I lived in Montreal twice. We had a cottage in Quebec growing

up. It is a great place. They are no fools and voted for Liberal Carney for Prime Minister when Trump tried to take us over last winter/spring. Parts of Ontario voted for the Conservatives (Poilievre is echoing Trump memes as leader of the opposition these days). Now Carney's numbers are even higher after he won a minority government.

Quebec has kept us honest as a country... often voting Liberal and reminding us that not everything always goes your way as a country... that you have to compromise. Purity is not Canadian thing except in Alberta. Quebec has given us many things like subsidized childcare (they proved that when costed out over a generation it resulted in net tax income for the Governments).

Then there is the culture and the food. And the young people of every heritage kissing on the Metro (subway) which I thought was so Montreal. And when I tried to speak French I got such encouragement from the locals.

I read today that the Quebec Sovereignty may be a thing again in the years to come which makes my heart sink. Canada would lose so much if we lost Quebec.