At the time my wife and I visited Quebec it was summer but it was a while ago when Quebec wanted to secede because they were too "French" to be Canadian.

We also visited Nova Scotia which was vastly different. Signs said north and south instead of nord and sud. Speed limits were in miles and gas was sold by the gallon. Very much like the US but more British and the people were very friendly as in western Canada.

While looking for the approximate year the Quebec wanted to secede, I found this interview that was on PBS in 2001:

MR. THOMPSON: Canada is an attractive place for insurgents and for organized criminals from all over the world.

MR. WATTENBERG: John Thompson, a former military intelligence officer, now directs the Mackenzie Institute, a strategic think tank in Toronto.

Uncle Sam