By Maura Forrest As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest \u2014 and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec\u2019s own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal election when the Liberals made big gains in the province at the expense of the sovereigntist Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. But others see Alberta\u2019s brand of separatism, grown out of frustration with federal Liberal policies, as so fundamentally different from Quebec sovereignty that it\u2019s hard not to be dismissive. \u201cIn Quebec, we have a nation, a language, a culture, a distinct history,\u201d said Marie-Anne Alepin, president of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 St-Jean-Baptiste de Montr\u00e9al, a prominent Quebec nationalist… <\/p>\n
By Maura Forrest As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest \u2014 and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec\u2019s own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal election when the Liberals made big gains in the province at the expense of the sovereigntist Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. But others see Alberta\u2019s brand of separatism, grown out of frustration with federal Liberal policies, as so fundamentally different from Quebec sovereignty that it\u2019s hard not to be dismissive. \u201cIn Quebec, we have a nation, a language, a culture, a distinct history,\u201d said Marie-Anne Alepin, president of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 St-Jean-Baptiste de Montr\u00e9al, a prominent Quebec nationalist... <\/p>\n