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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Quebec: Quebec – province in the eastern part of Canada situated between Hudson Bay and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level. Sovereignty plays a large role in the politics of Quebec, and the official opposition social democratic Parti Québécois advocates national sovereignty for the province and secession from Canada. Sovereigntist governments have held referendums on independence in 1980 and 1995; both were voted down by voters, the latter defeated by a very narrow margin. In 2006, the Canadian House of Commons passed a symbolic motion recognizing the "Québécois as a nation within a united Canada."〔 "The motion is largely seen as a symbolic recognition of the Québécois nation."〕 == General reference == * Pronunciation: or ((フランス語:Québec) )〔According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is (one of 81 locales of pan-Canadian significance with official forms in both languages ). In this system, the official name of the capital is Québec in both official languages. The Quebec government renders both names as ''Québec'' in both languages.〕 * Common English name(s): Quebec * Official English name(s): Quebec * Nickname: "La Belle Province" (''French'' for "The Beautiful Province") * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Quebec/Québécois * Demonym(s): Quebecker/Quebecer〔This is the preferred spelling according to Hansard, the official record of debates in the House of Commons (e.g., (39th Parliament, 1st Session - Edited Hansard - Number 085 - November 23, 2006 )). Also, technically speaking, the commonly accepted English spelling is "Quebecker". The rules of English pronunciation require a "k" after the "c" for a hard sound. In the Oxford Dictionary, "Quebecker" is the only spelling offered (see (Oxford Dictionary Online )). ''The Globe & Mail'' uses "Quebecker" (see: (Quebeckers' mental Bloc ) - article by Jeffrey Simpson after the 2008 election; Oct. 18, 2008). It is sometimes spelled "Quebecer" in other newspapers and magazines, such as the ''Montreal Gazette'' and ''Macleans'' magazine.〕/Québécois 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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