Quebec is the dutiful daughter of a European motherland. Pristine green pastures and towering forests are sprinkled with bronze church spires and picture perfect sidewalk cafes.
It is North America’s only walled city north of Mexico City. The whole old city is a World Heritage site and it celebrated its 400th birthday in 2008. Established by the French, ‘Kebec,’ is the Algonquian word meaning ‘the river narrows here’ referring to the St Lawrence River.
It seems like Quebec has wanted to leave Canada since the minute Canada was formed. In fact, when Canada created a new constitution in 1982, Quebec refused to sign it. They still have not signed.
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