Le Québec, ma patrie

This is a place where collaboration between people of differing religious, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds has long been a hallmark.

Many Quebec politicians have exploited the fear of a decline in the French language and increased immigration by suggesting you cannot be a 'vrai Québécois' if you are not a separatist. This is nonsense, writes Andrew Caddell.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

June 24, 2026

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—On this Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, I want to say I love Quebec. I was born here, and will more than likely die here. Proof of my affection for my home province is I left to explore Canada and the world from 1980 to 2020, then came back to stay.

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