Separatism in Canada - a nation at stake? The example of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.3, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institute for English and American Studies), course: Seminar, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the historical reasons for the current developments concerning the issue of separatism within Canada. The "e;classic"e; cleavages between the federal government and Quebec as well as the occurences in Newfoundland and Labrador are presented and analysed in detail.