>>>>I would appreciate understanding this is all. The idea of a "Nation" is what I don't understand.
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>>>I think it is clear. A nation is a people with a distinct culture, history... Quebecers in the context of North America fit that definition. Confusing country with nation is why people become become cheezed off.
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>>Unfortunately, that definition can be also applied to Newfoundland, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and probably a few others.
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>Nope.

I agree that "nation" is different (by some of its definitions) than "country".
But certainly Newfoundland fits as well as Quebec. Newfoundlanders are different, and for a long time, than any other collection of people in their language and culture and they've only been a part of Canada for a comparatively short time (thus history differs too).

Canada has had many "nations" within it for a very long time. But I'm still struggling with a Quebec (or a Newfoundland) "nation" within Canada. It just has a wrong feel to it in my mind at this time. But I may yet come around.