Quebec Nationalism and the Production of Difference: The Bouchard-Taylor Commission, The Herouxville Code of Conduct, And Quebec's Immigrant Integration Policy (Report) (Essay‪)‬

Introduction For those following politics in Quebec, the 2007-2008 period was an opportune time to conduct research on the dynamics of race and national identity. This paper follows a path through a number of events during this period in order to tease out the various dimensions of discourses about difference in Quebec. I start with the proclamation of the Herouxville Code of Conduct in January, 2007. From there I introduce the much talked-about Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences (formed in February, 2007, and co-chaired by Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor), which tabled its final report in May, 2008. I next analyze the Government of Quebec's new immigrant integration policy, released in October, 2008.