Quebec Quotes

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Well, I am trying to put Quebec in its place - and the place of Quebec is in Canada, nowhere else.

Long live free Quebec!

I'd rather be referred to as a precocious young Quebec talent, than not be referred to at all.

Quebec does not have Opinions, but only sentiments.

Why would it be ridiculous that Quebec has an army?

Quebec from the boat looked like the ramparts where Hamlet's ghost might have walked.

My quality of life here in Quebec City is extraordinary.

From that moment on, there will be an irreversible process to separate Quebec from Canada.

There was a young man of Quebec Who was frozen in snow to his neck, When asked, 'Are you Friz?' He replied, 'Yes I is, But we don't call this cold in Quebec.'

Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum in Quebec, the very existence of Canada was on the line... I had a responsibility to ensure that Canada never again came close to the precipice.

I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec.

There were lots of programs over the course of the two referendums and the general tenor of them was that if Quebec were to separate, then Canada would disintegrate.

All of us in Quebec - and I mean all of us - have allowed language to become a preoccupation that works to the disadvantage of all of us - and I mean all of us.

Gentlemen, I would rather have written those lines than take Quebec tomorrow.

Long live Montreal, Long live Quebec! Long live Free Quebec!

Progressive Conservative candidates from Quebec want to exert real power in Ottawa, not simply be content with playing a secondary role.

Quebec's distinct character makes Canada an even better country, and vice versa: being in Canada makes Quebec a better place too.

Quebec's financial situation is serious. In terms of intensity, we're close to matching 1982 and 1997. We won't do the same things this time, but the problems we face today are about as pressing.

One afternoon late in October of the year 1697, Euclide Auclair, the philosopher apothecary of Quebec, stood on the top of Cap Diamant gazing down the broad, empty river far beneath him.

I want my own country, not against Canada but for Quebec.

New Canada must be workable without Quebec, but it must be open and attractive enough to include a New Quebec.

We don't want two-tier health care in Canada - one tier for Quebec and another tier for the rest of the country.

If, as is believed by many Canadians, Canada can not exist without Quebec, then it simply does not deserve to exist.

I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a first. I've never done any comedy per se.

Something I don't want to do, ever, is to put Quebec in a position of weakness.

We have to redesign the finances of the Quebec state to preserve what counts: education, health and families.

Unfortunately [René] Lévesque had so little self confidence in Quebec and in the people themselves, that he fell for that and, yes, he'd say, you know, it might be ruinous for us economically.

In Quebec, our goal isn't to reduce daycare service - a program the entire world envies - but to make it viable so tomorrow's families can keep benefiting from it.

In Quebec, we can no longer increase taxes if we want to stay competitive.

I spent much of my childhood in northern Quebec, and often there was no radio, no television - there wasn't a lot to entertain us. When it rained, I stayed inside reading, writing, drawing.

I'll be a Quebecker-Canadian. I'm from Quebec, and every time I go to a country, I say that. It's my roots, my origins, and it's the most important thing to me.

We were always expected to see Quebec's side of things, but there was damned little reciprocity.

[If Quebec became sovereign] there would be one level of government that would be missing, one less level of government. The municipality would become the second level.