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- noun Plural form of
Quebecker .
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Examples
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But if this system of conferences comes into place, what we will be able to offer to Quebeckers is a mechanism by which they can both retain their presence in Canada and be "maitre chez nous" in their province as they will be in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and every other province which will get essentially identical powers if they want them from Ottawa.
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What will be proposed to Quebeckers is sovereignty association.
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Quebeckers is an ugly word, though, and there’s always the worry that it has the same connotations as ‘Scotch’ or, even worse, ‘Chinaman’.
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In other words, he's calling Quebeckers opportunists.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: November 2008 Archives 2008
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If a majority of Quebeckers, which is fifty per cent plus one, answer "yes" to that question, we will be ready to discuss our proposals with our eventual interlocutors.
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So, if one recognizes the Québécois as a nation, one is excluding from inherent membership in that nation all those inhabitants of Quebec--and there are many--who just consider themselves "Quebeckers".
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English Canadians (and the CBC English service) call them Quebeckers.
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A question: why do English-speakers and writers always refer to the Québécois, even though there is a perfectly good English name for them, Quebeckers?
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January 28th, 2009 at 1: 42 pm why do English-speakers and writers always refer to the Québécois, even though there is a perfectly good English name for them, Quebeckers?
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A question: why do English-speakers and writers always refer to the Québécois, even though there is a perfectly good English name for them, Quebeckers?
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