Who are the actors and what position do they take on the matter ?

The actors involved in this conflict are the province of Quebec and the rest of the provinces in Canada. The reason there is a conflict is because both have differences of opinion: Quebec feels it possesses a different culture in comparison with the rest of Canada and wants to preserve who they are as a people. They feel their language and culture is being lost to their English speaking neighbours. Sklar (1999) explains that Quebec's goal would be to establish a french speaking nation in north America which could be seen as an independent country in the eyes of the world.  The English feel they have no right to  make this change and are foolish to think they can be independent and separate from the rest of Canada.

According to Sklar (1999), in 1995 there was a huge referendum in Quebec to separate from Canada, Quebec voters declined by a small margin of voters in which 50.58% agreed "No" and 49.42% of voters voting "Yes" in favour of separation. Sklar (1999) explains that " Both sides struggled to establish their definitions of such ideas as pride, unity, people and history" (p.106).

My name is Kristian and I am against Quebec's separation, and feel separation is not a proper solution to preserving one's culture and language. There are others forms of conflict resolution where everyone can be accommodated, Quebec is using the conflict style of competing to get what they want and it is not working. Another style must be implemented where everyone can be happy and where no one's culture is lost or compromised.

      My name is Sophie and I am for Quebec's separation. The Quebecois believe that they have been abused, mistreated, and misunderstood by the English for years, and through becoming a country of its own, Quebec can finally embrace its originality. Quebecois Catholics have been devoted religiously to the slogan “One language, one country and one religion”—These three entities have been Quebec’s cultural jewels (Gingras, 2008). There seems to be an unbreakable bond between the Quebecois when it comes to matters regarding their love for their province. With many political, religious, and social disagreements between Quebec and the other provinces it seems ideal to separate and form the nation of Quebec in order to protect the French language and culture. Unresolved conflicts and broken relationships can create tragic relational time bombs and multiple hurts, therefore we must work together towards separatism and the end of this conflict (Gingras, 2008).