I want to share with you, dear readers, my latest thoughts on being Quebecers today. What is the archetypal citizen of Quebec, which crosses our streets? I think ultimately, the only thing I can conclude is that this picture has changed since the last two decades.
We started in the Canadian context, a perspective rather than social-democrat and no one can deny that Quebec society has become significantly more neoliberal over 15 years ago. In the values that prevail (by our media) are now seeking individual comfort, the rationalization of government spending and you could also feel the widening of collective values (increase in tuition, gloom over the issue independence, reduced services, privatization, etc.).
Quebec today is soft: in fact it ever was. Do you know a single country that has refused twice its independence? Have you ever felt the need elsewhere in the world, to describe a revolution of "quiet"? In fact, I'm almost certain that if I organized a coup, the population offers only minimal resistance which would shrink as soon as I get up a finger.
Quebec today is also the status quo: we do not talk about a referendum is not removed the boards, we do not hélioélectricité nationalized, we do not change the health system so that becomes functional, it does not focus in preventive measures.
also now allowed more room for private companies, participating actively in the acquisition of greater economic potential is cut in spending on services officials are trying to stop the growing corruption of any other and you begin (finally) to act on environment (to some extent).
I tend to believe that it is a form of regression in our society: young people are cynical and disillusioned over the identity issue, the newcomers do not always feel welcome here, the quality of our services decreases, but I hope it's just a balancing process which we can obtain what we lack at home to ensure Social dynamism: a birth rate sufficient to maintain the population.
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