Immigration: Montreal Island

World Influence Dept: With the PQ favoured to win the next provincial election, the question has to be squarely faced: How would Montreal Island fare in an independent Quebec?, according to Montreal Gazette. The other day I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A particularly brainy group, the Intellectuels pour la souveraint , was hosting a colloquium with the upbeat title "Montreal in an Independent Quebec: An Opportunity to Become Again a Metropolis with World Influence." I hotfooted it over and last weekend's Parti Qu b cois convention adopted a program that makes it formal: A PQ government would write a Quebec constitution, create Quebec citizenship and seek an end to Ottawa's "interference" in such areas as education, culture and health. Many bright, articulate people who support sovereignty and at the same time want to see Montreal thrive squirm and change the subject when asked if they see any contradiction. To be sure, that doesn't necessarily mean there isn't a way to reconcile independence with the region's prosperity. It just means I haven't heard of one. As reported in the news.
@t pq government, independent quebec