Non aux coupures dans la culture!

[generaljanuary]

is the slogan I chanted this afternoon when I joined an anti-Conservative demonstration in downtown Quebec city. Everyone was wearing those nifty  " Je suis fier de ne PAS voter Conservateur " stickers and representants from every party (except the conservatives, although they were invited lol ) came and made a speech. It was mainly students, seeing as the demonstation's main message was not really against the Conservatives per se, but rather against their cut in culture fundings. In the province of Quebec, Culture = Identity, so to have the Harper government recognize our nation and then cut so much money in cultural development, it' as if they were laughing in our faces.
I am NOT a separatist, although it seems to be the trend among students AND artists. I am very fond of Canada and I had to grow that fondness on my own, because they do not teach us that in school. They teach us everything the federal government did wrong to our province. They teach us that Ottawa doesn't care about our culture, our language and our identity and even if I do agree with them on some of these matters, I have learnt to feel very patriotic in the last few years. 
Sadly, with that came the realization that those who ARE separatists, have no reason to feel "Canadian". I recently saw on an ad on CBC that canadians defines themselves as hockey-loving, beer-drinking people who say sorry a lot, eh? Putting aside the major issue of languges difference, I think the hockey thing is common to northern countries, and as for the beer drinking, out of six provinces surveyed, Quebec came out last as to alcohol consuption. (although I really can't explain that one haha). There is an obvious two-way misunderstanding between Quebec and the rest of Canada and THAT saddens me. "The two great solitudes", isn't that what they say? *sigh*

Comments

Politics!

[mightymaeve.livejournal.com]

Ho! I think we are on the same page for politics! I would definitely support an anti-Conservative demonstration! My beliefs tend to align more often than not, with far left-winged hippies. Hahahaha! Ye-ha!
And I'm glad to be a part of Canada as a whole as well. I used to always vote Green Party, but my bro has recently been telling me that is a 'wasted vote' and that I should vote Liberal at least. X__X I dunno.

Re: Politics!

[fanny-moon.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to see you won't be throwing rocks at me for my political opinions! (Some community can get quite nasty, but I think it's to be expected when dicussing politics.) Haha. Well what sort of respectable yaoi readers would we be if we voted conservative, huh? lol. As for whom you should decide to place your confidence in on election day, my advice is always: Vote for whoever you want as long as you do vote!