Swedish Toast

(Let me start by saying that my entire mother's side of my family are from Quebec and continue to live there, while my Dad's side is from and in Ontario)
There is an inherent bias in declaring that one group is a distinct nation while implying that other groups are not. Everyone has a past, whether it be rich or poor, whether it is replete with cultural or historical milestones or simply dull as lard. To suggest that I am not part of a distinct nation while my provincial counterpart is, well, it's kind of like saying "my past has no distinguishable value, but his past is so significant that it sets him apart from me." Therein lies the bias. There is no such thing as one past being better than another, no such thing as certain neighbourhoods being better than others. A so-called "richer" past should not confer status; that is the same bullshit logic that was employed to prove that French Kings and Roman Emperors were descended from God.
Enough! Let's all get along! When Gilles Duceppe and Stephen Harper start talking about living together and not apart, that's when we'll be getting somewhere.