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Quebec in a Global LightReaching for the Common Ground\nAuthor(s): Robert Calderisi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487504717, 978-1487504717\nSynopsis\nTo the outside world, Quebec is Canadas most distinctive province. To many Canadians, it has sometimes seemed the most troublesome. But, over the last quarter century, quietly but steadily, it has wrestled successfully with two of the Wests most daunting challenges: protecting national values in the face of mass immigration and striking a proper balance between economic efficiency and a sound social safety net. Quebec has also taken a lead in fighting climate change. Yet, many people including many Quebeckers are unaware of this progress and much remains to be done. These achievements, and the tenacity that made them possible, are rooted in centuries of adversity and struggle.\n\n In this masterful survey of the major social and economic issues fa.