Canada

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became an issue in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Montreal was the biggest city in canada and now is the third biggest. Lots of empty storefronts for a time. But the joie de vivre still made Montreal a great place to live. Now it is full with migrants who want a more European vibe and doing well. On the whole I don't think Quebecers are sad they saved their culture and language. A lot of people lost out...home sales and jobs loss and head offices moving to Toronto and such. But the benefit was saving the distinct culture that was and is quebec and for that reason many are happy with the outcome. Not sure there is any danger to Catalina culture like there was to Quebec. So i don't know what big benefit they will see by fighting for independence. Another great thing about Quebec independence and the quiet revolution was that English Canada responded with French immersion schools across the country to make English Canadians bilingual. And that has intellectual benefits beyond just knowing a second language we did not plan on. Again I don't know if cantalinas have a separate language to save.

As to Trudeau I don't find wait times worse under him. Some people complain about this and that but really the economy is booming and Trudeau is changing the hearts and minds of Canadians in regards to indigenous history and issues. And that again will have the added benefit of unmarginalizing an important part of the country again (french speakers were marginalized to start with) with all the endless benefits that entails. I like Trudeau. He tries to get it right.