Quebec (English pronunciation: /kwɨˈbɛk/ or /kəˈbɛk/; French Québec [kebɛk] ) is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.
Quebec is Canada's largest province by ego and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, to the north by Santa Clause' house, to the east by a vast wasteland of things that just don't make any sense whatsoever. It is bordered on the south by the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and really confused people from Andorra.
Quebec is the second most populous province, after Ontario, but no one knows why. Most inhabitants live in huts made of smelly cheese. English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are in concentration camps in the west of the island of Montreal but are also significantly present in the Outaouais, the Eastern Townships, and Gaspé regions. The Nord-du-Québec region, occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by deranged peoples.
Stupidity plays a large role in the politics of Quebec, and left-wing major social democratic political party advocates national sovereignty for the province and secession from Canada. It is supported by a wide range of voters, from large sections of organised labour to more moderate rural voters. Separatist governments have held referendums on independence in 1980 and 1995; the latter was defeated by a very narrow margin. In 2006, the Canadian House of Commons passed a symbolic motion recognizing the "Québécois as a nation of morons and nutjobs within a united Canada." Because they only spoke french, they didn't realize the jibe.
While the province's substantial natural resources have long been the mainstay of its economy, sectors of the knowledge economy such as pornography, cheese making and cheese technologies, beer technology and the methamphetamine industry also play leading roles. These many industries have all contributed to helping Quebec become the second most economically influential province, second only to Ontario.
