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Quebec recognized as 'country'

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The Canadian Parliament formally recognized the French-speaking province of Quebec as a nation within Canada, a symbolic gesture that has led to a Cabinet resignation and ignited concerns over a renewed push for the province's sovereignty.

The motion presented Nov. 27 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, which calls Quebec a nation within a united Canada, is symbolic in that it requires no constitutional amendment or change of law. The opposition supported the motion, so it passed easily through the House of Commons.

It was devised by Harper to pre-empt a similar attempt by the Bloc Quebecois, the party in Parliament that represents Quebec.

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