Since the Americans had no problems dealing with the Chinese, Korean, or Mexican the French language issue in America is a nonissue, it even makes Quebec a nice place to visit...
So how does Quebec win in the next decade, how does Quebec make inroads in the growth of the North American "winning" formula, as manufacturing is onshored back?
The issue is simpler than most people think: immigration is the key, as Quebecers don't make babies despite generous government handouts, The truth is that as a whole these help at the margin. I would suggest that cheap daycare is by far the most important component because getting 3,000 dollars for a baby is almost an insult when you consider the overall cost of raising children, but having a "guaranteed" daycare is something else entirely!
The new immigrants will need places to live. It's nice to see that Laval (Quebec's second-largest city now) restricts the construction of single-family homes in favor of apartment buildings. When there is a housing shortage that will help. The new Canadian law on non-residents buying properties should also help a lot, since these (non-residents) are looking for a place of safety, and therefore don't use these dwellings, and are largely price insensitive. So Quebec government's push for more housing is a move in the right direction.
The next question is where will these new immigrants come from? Europe is the answer, Denmark, Germany, France, and Holland are obvious choices, but Africa too will find immigrating to North America a question of survival. Most of these are used to speaking more than one language. The key for Quebec is to have a young well formed labor force and that's the winning formula. Quebec's mostly useless (Mason du Quebec) across Europe should dedicate 100% of their efforts to getting French German, Dutch Spanish, and Greek young people to consider immigrating to Quebec. We are next door to America, but we are not Americans and don't have the same immigration pressures that the Americans have. We have several very good universities and tons of room in grade and high schools.
If Quebec wants to be part of the New North America which no longer depends on the rest of the world, then immigration is the key, as a qualified workforce becomes a value added to the US requirements which will allow the Americans to continue to not discuss the need for immigration reform. A win-win for both sides.
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