"As I see it a certain number of Quebecers want Quebec to be an independant country, and they are not about to give up on that desire no matter what, so what is there to solve."

The question of what we do about it. It would be simpler if it were just a matter of dealing with the hard-core separatists, who are a minority, but there is a sizable number of people in Quebec who are "soft on separatism" and "soft on federalism", depending which way the wind is blowing. Do we try to keep them on side so that federalism carries the day in Quebec, or do we not worry about alienating them, and let the separatists achieve a clear majority if we do alienate the fence-sitters? If we want to keep them on side, how do we do so without alienating other groups within the country? ... You don't see that as a conundrum?

"they are a dying minority" - Don't know how you can say that with such certainty. As I've pointed out before, the feelings about sovereignty in Quebec can turn 180 degress literally overnight.

"Canada as a country will survive ... why, because Canadians have the fortitude to do so" - I wouldn't be so sure about that. We've seen separatist parties in Alberta, there are many Newfoundlanders who have resented Confederation since they were brought in, there have been grumblings for over a hundred years from the Maritimes and occasional talk of forming overly-cosy-partnerships with New England, BC is always a bit of a wild card; Ontario won't back out, but everyone hates Ontario; if Alberta packed up and left, chances are Saskatchewan would go toddling after - let's face it, Friendly Manitoba is the only nice, reliable province.