That said, I am well aware that Quebec is part of Canada at present, although I hope it will become a country one day. Acadia is part of Canada, yet the Acadians are recognized as a nation. The first nations are part of Canada, yet the federal government recognizes that they are nations.
Even though Quebec is part of Canada, nothing prevents the Prime Minister from recognizing that Quebeckers form a nation, just as Acadians and aboriginal peoples do.
Quebeckers form a nation. Could he say that?