Being a proud Quebecer doesn’t mean being a nationalist

Quebec remains a distinct and important contributor to Canada, whose success I will also celebrate next Monday.
Quebec’s new inward, parochial nationalism does nothing for the growth of the province or the vitality of the French language, writes Andrew Caddell.

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It was a rainy Fête nationale/Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day this year in Kamouraska, so our celebrations were a bit muted. Nonetheless, there were blue-and-white fleur-de-lis flags everywhere. At my house, I fly the Quebec flag with the Canadian M...

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