Abstract
Debates about the meaning of citizenship have been fundamentally altered following the Forum national sur la citoyennete et l'integration held in Quebec, in 2000. The focus of discussion is no longer mainly on the formallegal definition of citizenship. Central to these debates is the question of whether citizenship translates into a sense of belonging to a national community. Yet, recognizing that this understanding of citizenship is not accepted by all, it is not surprising that the initiatives put forth by the Quebec government were not well received by a variety of individuals. First, these initiatives were rejected by those individuals who do not approve of the Quebec's government political project. Second, they were also rejected by those who view initiatives by the Quebec government in the realm of citizenship as intrusions in an area of federal responsibility, resulting in the undermining of the role of the federal government in the promotion of a Canadian citizenship.
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