Quebec’s Concerns Are Our Concerns

Colonization 2.0: The Irony of Immigration

In recent years, Quebec’s growing concerns about immigration have taken center stage, with rising tensions surrounding cultural identity, language, and the preservation of the province’s unique heritage. At the same time, Indigenous communities across Canada have been increasingly vocal about their own struggles for sovereignty, land rights, and self-determination. But as these two narratives unfold separately, there lies an undeniable truth: Quebec’s concerns are, in many ways, our concerns too.

While the focus of mainstream political discourse often pits Quebec against the rest of Canada on immigration, there’s a larger, underlying issue that transcends provincial borders and unites us: the ongoing colonization 2.0 that is happening across our lands. This colonization, which has long targeted Indigenous peoples, is now manifesting itself in new ways—most ironically through the very people that Canada and Quebec both claim to protect: immigrants.

It is not lost on us that in an age when “multiculturalism” and “diversity” are promoted as the ultimate goals, the very act of immigration itself often serves as a tool of cultural replacement. In Quebec, as well as in many parts of Canada, the growing immigrant population is reshaping the political and cultural landscape. But what is seldom acknowledged is that immigration—at least in the form it’s taking today—isn’t so much an act of inclusion, as it is a quiet form of colonization.

And this time, it’s Indians.

As Indigenous peoples, we’ve long faced the erosion of our language, culture, and land under the weight of colonialism. Now, we see the same forces at work, subtly undermining our autonomy and our voices through the influx of new populations that often have no ties to the land or its original peoples. The struggle for Indigenous sovereignty is pushed away further as political and social resources are stretched thinner to accommodate newcomers—often leaving Indigenous communities sidelined once again.

Canada’s immigration policies, which have long favoured economic growth over cultural preservation, have become a tool to further weaken Indigenous voices. While Quebec may be rightfully concerned about losing its French-speaking identity, Indigenous communities across Canada have been watching as our sovereignty continues to be undermined by policies that prioritize economic growth over the health, safety, and autonomy of the very people who have lived on these lands for millennia.

This isn’t just a Quebec issue. It’s a Canada issue—and it’s a global issue. The elite agenda has, for over 100 years, been focused on creating a Canada where Indigenous voices are not heard, Quebec’s distinct identity is undermined by foreign influence, and both communities are pushed into the margins to make room for a new world order controlled by global powers and interests.

Canadians and Indigenous Peoples: More in Common Than We Realize

Despite the deliberate efforts of elites to divide us, there remains a fundamental truth: Canadians and Indigenous peoples have more in common than we are led to believe. Both groups are being squeezed by the same forces: globalization, uncontrolled immigration, and the ever-growing power of corporate interests that threaten to erase cultural identities and strip away any semblance of autonomy.

The fear in Quebec about losing its cultural identity and sovereignty is mirrored in Indigenous communities’ struggle to preserve our own rights to govern, speak our languages, and maintain our connection to the land. We are both victims of the same colonial forces, albeit under different guises.

This commonality is what elites don’t want us to recognize. The more fractured and divided we become, the less power we have to resist their agenda. But we cannot allow ourselves to be divided any longer. The struggle for Quebec’s cultural preservation is no different than the struggle for Indigenous sovereignty. Both must be protected from the onslaught of colonialism—now in its second wave.

Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians deserve a future where their rights are respected, their cultures are preserved, and their voices are not drowned out by an unchecked agenda. Immigration should not come at the expense of either Quebec’s cultural integrity or Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty.

Both deserve to be protected—and it is in recognizing this shared fight that we can find our way forward.

For over a century, the elites have used every tool at their disposal to divide us—to pit Quebecers against Indigenous peoples, Canadians against immigrants, the rich against the poor. But these tactics no longer work in the age of awareness and unity. The struggle for true sovereignty—for both Quebec and Indigenous peoples—has never been more urgent, and it’s time we recognize that we are not enemies. We are all facing the same adversary: a corporate-led, global agenda that seeks to erase both our histories and our futures.

In the end, protecting Quebec’s identity is protecting Indigenous sovereignty, and protecting Indigenous sovereignty is protecting all of Canada. The struggle for sovereignty, whether it’s for Quebec or for Indigenous peoples, is a struggle for freedom—freedom to govern ourselves, to speak our languages, to thrive on our own terms.

And that is a fight worth fighting—together.

Darren