Pablo maintains that a referendum in the Parti Québécois' first term would please the idiot in the White House. According to Rodriguez, such a referendum would create insecurity, instability and division within Quebec society. The pan-Canadian approach to relations with the United States would be no more.
I don't think that these divisions would make Trump happy. In English Canada, we've seen our fellow citizens strengthen the ties that bind them. But in Quebec, for the most part, the solidarity that exists is clearly of a Quebec character.
Anglophones here and elsewhere will, for the most part, unite to save Canada from the threat posed by the Trump Administration. In Quebec, it's a different story: faced with Trump's blackmail and intimidating rhetoric, many Quebecers recognize the next logical step, and that's what the Parti Québécois is counting on.
Unfortunately, Trump is here for another four years. Our society is evolving, maturing and strengthening its collective spirit. Logic leads us to reflect on our political structures, both in Quebec and elsewhere. We shall see whether the PQ forms the next government and if that will be to its advantage, but in the meantime, Quebec society is growing and flourishing. This trend is not advantageous to Quebec federalists or the government in Ottawa. Trump is unwittingly encouraging Quebec nationalism by his actions and words. It remains to be seen whether the PQ will finally be able to realize its dream and build the society envisioned by Lévesque, Parizeau, Bouchard and many others.
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