We find this big collection of issues begin referred to as 'the Quebec problem' now partly because definite efforts were made by anglophone Canadians to keep French from gaining more widespread use in the rest of Canada. read more
Some have said that is why a new Quebec would need to continue what has been called sovereignty-association, with Canada, so that Quebec would be independent in some manner but still maintain ties (legal and cultural for example) with Canada in othere areas. read more