20 years ago I had a friend from Quebec. He was a Quebec Nationalist. I was a Newfoundland nationalist.

We discussed "distinct" cultures. I had mentioned that I had heard that the Quebec schools had taught that Labrador was part of Quebec.

"That is so." He said. "The whole dog face is Quebec."

"But that was settled by the privy council in 1927." I said. "I know." He said. "We do not recognize their authority."
I said. "But what about the Canadian government?"
"We do not recognize their authority."
His resolve did not crack until I said, "But every authority in the world recognizes that Labrador and Newfoundland are the same political entity. Look at any Atlas or map not printed by the government of Quebec." He then conceded that Newfoundland's claim on Labrador was probably stronger than Quebec.

It seems to me that there could be an ingrained, cultural, lack of rationality driving the Quebec "Sovereignty" movement. I have seen a similar lack of realism in discussions with certain southerners about the "War of Northern Aggression."