OK so this may sound crazy but here is my understanding of it and utopic solution.
Canada was, at the root, meant to be a confederation, but ended up being a federation.
All provinces are made of different nations, aboriginal, native, imigrant or not, not one of Canada's provinces are the same, just like not one of America's states are the same.
Yes, Quebecois are "different" and the language they speak is the main way to spot that difference right away, but a person from Alberta and a person from Newfoundland might find themselves with just as much of a "difference" or calsh with one another than a Quebecois and a "fill in the blank anglo" (which is apparently how most french speaking Canadians see ALL English speaking Canadians even the ones native to Quebec).
So, ok if Quebec wants to actually, seriously, without people laughing at them, bring about the idea of some form of independance, then why not bring about a discussion about how each province could govern themselves in a true confederation form, and the federal government could be abolished.
I'm not saying that's what we SHOULD do.. I'm saying it's an actual rational way of saying, hey, we're ALL DIFFERENT NATIONS, and we can ALL GOVERN OURSELVES.
I am a french canadian, and I am personally ashamed of how quebecers don't seem to realize that telling an entire country "hey were' not like you so we want out" is not the right way to start a dialogue.
Really, we want to stop being doubly taxed right?
ok so how about we stop paying provincial taxes? we only made those up as a form of protest, and then just started paying federal taxes again in times of war, but never stopped paying the provincial ones...
Who benefits from this you think? our government, but not our people... lol
SO come on, Canada is one of the GREATEST countries in the world, and it is the home of some of the greatest most open minded thinkers, and kindest people...
Can't we just either get along and start fresh?