French/Quebec Relations

From the Globe and Mail:
"French President Reinstates Historic Policy Toward Quebec Sovereignty"

Premier Pauline Marois got what she came to Paris for, as French president François Hollande reinstated the historical policy governing diplomatic relations between France and Quebec. After referring to the “closeness of the ties” and the “fraternity” that exists between France and Quebec, Mr. Hollande explained that the principle of “non-interference, non-indifference” in the future of the province that has prevailed since 1977 will remain his government’s policy, although he did not repeat the formula itself.  Mr. Hollande did not mention the controversy his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy sparked in Quebec when he dramatically broke with that tradition by dismissing Quebec sovereigntists’ goals as bygone sectarianism. The “non-interference, non-indifference” policy, or “ni-ni” as it is known in French, establishes that France would remain neutral in a referendum on Quebec independence but support Quebeckers should they democratically decide to leave Canada.

^ This is just a waste of paper since France won't do a thing to help Quebec until/if the people of Quebec vote to decide to leave Canada and the vote passes. The vote didn't pass in 1980 or 1995 so it's clear the majority of people in Quebec do not want to leave Canada. It seems the only people who desperately want to leave and throw it into everyone's face all the time is the current Premier and her party. They should focus on all the internal problems within Quebec and once those are fixed then can talk about another pointless vote to leave. I do feel that if the majority of people in Quebec (or any other Province) want to leave Canada then they should be allowed to. ^

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/french-president-reinstates-historic-policy-toward-quebec-sovereignty/article4612810/