Sovereigntist goal of Quebec web suffix needs UN approval

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/04/16/dotquebec.html

A Parti Québécois member of the provincial legislature who wants to create a distinct Quebec identity on the internet will first have to get approval from a United Nations agency.

Longtime sovereigntist Daniel Turp has started a petition to persuade the international authority responsible for internet domain names to create the .qc national extension, similar to Canada's .ca.

Turp says he just wants the internet to reflect the reality of Quebec.

But a spokesman for ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, says it's not as simple as just asking for the internet extension.

Jason Keenan said Turp would first have to go through procedures laid down by the International Standards Organization, a UN agency.

Canadian officials might have some say in the matter.

Turp points out that Catalonia, an autonomous region in Spain, has its own national extension — .cat — while the same goes for Greenland, a self-governing province of Denmark, which uses .gl.
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why the hell don't they suck it up that they're not anymore important then the rest of the country.

You want .qc, then do what other proviences already do, such as my provience.... "ns.ca" AKA: "qc.ca"

frig sakes.
 
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I'm waiting for the United States to recognize Quebec as an independent nation..a la Kosovo....

More power to them....
 
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There we go with the US again. Actually, most Americans do not care or know anything about it.
 
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Well the Simpsons already have in an episode when they decided to sing our National Anthem during a ball game because it was more "Friendlier" and while they waved a Canadian Flag, they waved a Quebec flag along side it. Where the hell were all the other proviencial flags at?

I tell ya, once the Simpsons do something, Bush is soon to follow. :p
 
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s_lone said:
Quebecers couldn't care less if Nova Scotia or BC did the same thing. Why does this piss you off so much?
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Well there's already a way of recognizing your province in your web address, but this particular group have decided that's not good enough. They don't want the .ca at all. I can see where it would piss many off.
 
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s_lone said:
Quebecers couldn't care less if Nova Scotia or BC did the same thing. Why does this piss you off so much?
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It's just another petty attempt to mark Quebec's "Special Place in the World" over everybody else in the country. It's more annoying then it pissing me off and either they do things the way the rest of the proviences do things or revolt and get this damn thing over with.

They already lost two votes on seperating, along with many other attempts on their behalf to make themselves seem somehow more special, for whatever ego trip they're on, apparently all the PC attempts of seperating or making themselves a country within the country have failed, that they either give up on the damn thing, or try and make change by force.

But by force will just get everybody squashed in the process and wouldn't work anyways, so they'll continually pull these little attempts here and there to have enough little pieces of some seperate identity that eventually over time they'll have enough crap to say "Hey! Look at all this stuff we have that's now different from the rest of the country.... let us seperate!"

Frig, it's like a toddler stomping their feet screaming for attention and it's kinda getting annoying to no end.

If they're going to seperate, do it and piss off so the rest of the country doesn't have to hear about it anymore.

Back in the 90's when they had the big Yes/No vote and lost, I was younger and kinda feared for the breakdown of the country, but right now, I couldn't give a rats ass what happens. I lost any sympathy or care for Quebec due to these continual pathetic attempts that I no longer care if they seperate and they end up suffering worse then they are now. I don't truly care what occurs with the Maritimes here anymore. We'll be no better or worse off then as we are now being with Canada.

Join Quebec? Screw that.

Keep in Canada? Not probable.

Join the US? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA..... wait, that's not funny.

Form our own maritime nation? Seriously?

Join back with the UK? Sounds a bit better then the other options.

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Hey, maybe if Canada crumbles and seperates into devisions, maybe that'll intice some States in the US to do the same and dissolve the US. Then the whole world would be safer, Quebec get's what they want, the Maritimes will figure themselves out, and all will be good in the world again.

*snickers*
 
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karrie said:
Well there's already a way of recognizing your province in your web address, but this particular group have decided that's not good enough. They don't want the .ca at all. I can see where it would piss many off.
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I guess I can see it too... But I don't really understand how someone can be pissed off by such a triviality.

In the end it's just the old Quebec vs. ROC thing expressing itself in another way. The majority of francophone Quebecers identify themselves as Québecois, not as Canadians.
 
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Praxius said:
It's just another petty attempt to mark Quebec's "Special Place in the World" over everybody else in the country. It's more annoying then it pissing me off and either they do things the way the rest of the proviences do things or revolt and get this damn thing over with.
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Perhaps pettiness is the eye of the beholder?

Quebec's drive for autonomy is in no way an attempt to over-shadow other provinces. Why should Quebec do things the way the rest of the provinces do things? The Canada I want and that most Quebecers want is one where each province does things the way it wants.
 
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Perhaps pettiness is the eye of the beholder?

Quebec's drive for autonomy is in no way an attempt to over-shadow other provinces. Why should Quebec do things the way the rest of the provinces do things? The Canada I want and that most Quebecers want is one where each province does things the way it wants.
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Each provience is able to do things as they want, but when it comes to asking things from the federal government, assistance, or help introducing a law, etc.... then there are certain procedures in place for that sort of thing in which we all have to follow within the country, otherwise, what's the point of being in a country to begin with?

I kinda figured the Canada most wanted was one built apon equality, tollerance and acceptance. How the hell can Canada have that when Quebec always wants to do things different from other proviences in the country, to attempt to reject immigrants and people from outside of the provience because they don't meet their own level of standards, and when it comes to acceptance towards those different from them, frig it's almost like a Pure Race syndrome and that they have to keep their culture pure or something.....

Frig, we have all kinds of immigrants from Lebanon, China, and elsewhere here in Nova Scotia, yet we still have our identity. The Acadia seem to be doing just great holding onto their identity here being surrounded by English speaking Scotians..... New Brunswick is doing great being bilingual.

Seriously, what the hell kind of stick is up Quebec's ass? Oak?
 
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Scott Free said:
Since France already has .fr maybe we could give Quebec .og?

Seems appropriate somehow...
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If Quebec was like France or perhaps like Canada.... ie: their own country. They're not.

Don't get me wrong, this isn't like some China/Tibet situation or mentality here, where Quebec is stuck with Canada by force or regardless of what Quebec wants..... they're just technically a part of Canada right now, hince not their own country. Either get it over with and seperate or STFU about it and stop bickering (Quebec in general, not posters here)

If Quebec wants to call themselves their own country, try and get their own web suffixes, make their own laws on who they will hire for a job or not, to have all these additional rights over everyone else, then pull out of Canada, stop suck-holing the benifits you get for being inside Canada and do it on your own and see how the shoe fits.

Just seem like a bunch of ungreatful cry babies who want everything on their plate but don't want to actually seperate and take the risk of being dependant for it. It's just annoying.
 
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karrie said:
Many do yes. Thus the vote not being clear for separation.
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It's a very foggy issue.

In 1995, it could be said that at least half the population of Quebec didn't consider themselves Canadian if they were willing to vote YES. Within the other half that said NO, there is a considerable portion of Quebecers that wanted to remain in Canada for purely rational and practical purposes without necessarily feeling any kind of emotional attachment to Canadian nationalism and patriotism. That kind of NO voter is a Canadian on paper, but not in the heart and soul.

On Quebec's national day, Quebecers are in party mode. They love Quebec and they want to celebrate it. On Canada day, a good part of Quebec is busy moving or helping a friend moving and celebrating Canada is the last thing they have on their minds. The ''celebrations'' are more about families going to the nearby park to get free hot dogs payed by the federal goverment...

Of course, this description really fits the majority francophone population of Quebec. Anglophones tend to naturally be Canadian in their hearts and souls. The language barrier is still very important.
 
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s_lone said:
It's a very foggy issue.

In 1995, it could be said that at least half the population of Quebec didn't consider themselves Canadian if they were willing to vote YES. Within the other half that said NO, there is a considerable portion of Quebecers that wanted to remain in Canada for purely rational and practical purposes without necessarily feeling any kind of emotional attachment to Canadian nationalism and patriotism. That kind of NO voter is a Canadian on paper, but not in the heart and soul.

On Quebec's national day, Quebecers are in party mode. They love Quebec and they want to celebrate it. On Canada day, a good part of Quebec is busy moving or helping a friend moving and celebrating Canada is the last thing they have on their minds. The ''celebrations'' are more about families going to the nearby park to get free hot dogs payed by the federal goverment...

Of course, this description really fits the majority francophone population of Quebec. Anglophones tend to naturally be Canadian in their hearts and souls. The language barrier is still very important.
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Maybe Canada should put an M Night Shyamalan twist to the whole situation and just Boot them out of the country without warning......

"What a Twist!"
 
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