Talk:Quebec emigration

I moved this from "Quebec diaspora" to this title because disapora is a description applicable only to Jews. A. Lafontaine 19:27, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Not quite. See diaspora. It is used for otehr ethnic groups as well. I think, however, that since the Wikipedia Style Manual recommends a "plain language" approach, "Quebec emigration" is better than "Quebec diaspora" since many people would not be familiar with hte latter term. Ground Zero 20:03, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Quebec disaspora
I think the original term was more appropriate. It was move to emigration on the false perception that the word "diaspora" was restricted to the Jews. As pointed out by Ground Zero, it is used for many other ethnic groups. The term might not be all that familiar in English, but in French the expression la dispora québécoise is fairly common.

Emigration is not all that bad, but the thing is that the phenomenon really is more than just an emigration. For about a century, people would move back and forth from Quebec to New England. Same with Ontario, but in completely different waves and in another context. People who eventually stayed in New England and Ontario were faced with various social problems as a result of their cultural isolation. For a long time, Quebec politicians tried all kinds of things to avoid the dispersion, but were largely unsuccessful. Today, the communications are almost completely cut between the francophone populations of Quebec, Ontario, and especially New England.

I suggest moving the article back to its original name.

-- Mathieugp 15:44, 10 July 2005 (UTC)


 * I can only fully agree. --Liberlogos 18:22, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

I've reconsidered, and I think that given what the article is about, i.e., what happened to the emigratns, rther than just the fact that they emigrated, "diaspora" is a better term than emigration. Ground Zero 19:08, 10 July 2005 (UTC)


 * We'll wait a few more days. If nobody shouts, I'll do the move. :-) -- Mathieugp 12:13, 11 July 2005 (UTC)