Couillard: Quebec-Canada Relations and Quebecers

couillard: The premier said while the issue took a backseat to economy, finances and healthcare for the first half of his mandate, he would have been disappointed had his first term finished without tackling the subject of Quebec-Canada relations, according to The Chronicle Herald. That's why we were elected, but also to do things like this, to have proposed to Quebecers and Canadians but to Quebecers above all the affirmation of who we are and a path to regain contact with the rest of country, that's a part of the full job of a premier for me, Couillard said. Couillard, a staunch federalist, committed to reopening constitutional dialogue on Thursday, with the long-term goal of restarting negotiations that could lead to Quebec finally approving the 1982 Constitution. While there is no timeline or definite plan for opening constitutional negotiations, Couillard is hopeful the vast coast-to-coast discussion he is launching will eventually lead there. The 200-page document defines Quebec as an inclusive, francophone nation with control over its own institutions and Couillard believes a place within Canada. On Thursday, Couillard unveiled his government's official policy on the place of Quebec within Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.