Why you should SUPPORT Quebec's right to sovereignty

It amazes me that so many bloggers have hit French socialist Segolene Royal with so much negativity for her recent comments supporting a sovereign Quebec. However, you should actually be siding with Royal and supporting Quebec's right to sovereignty yourself. You may be asking "why should I shut my mouth, stop the assault on Royal, and support Quebec's right to become a sovereign nation? Well, here's why. It's called a people's inherent right to self determination. You don't have to endorse Quebec sovereignty, but at the very least you should respect the right of the Quebecois to democratically decide their own future. Democracy...I thought that was a principle that many Canadians held true. It seems like the federalists only see democracy as an important value when it suits their own needs.

Uncorrected Proofs agrees with Royal and myself. Read his post. He correctly notes that any attempt to censure Royal from commenting on non-domestic issues, or any other leader for that matter, questions the legitimacy of Canadian politicians questioning or commenting on issues of international importance, such as human rights violations or the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many bloggers, however, aren't quite as progressive.

This guy, who seems rather frustrated with Royal, has came up with a great idea. He says...

Now she's not president yet, but the current government supports Quebec independence, so here's what I propose: For parliament to adopt a bill that says that until France ceases to openly support and encourage Quebec independence, Canada will openly support and encourage Corsican independence. That should put things in perspective.

Ok, that sounds like a great idea. I think Canada ought to support democracy and a a nation's right to self determination. So here's to Quebec's right to self-determination, and here's to Corsica's right to self-determination!