Portrait of Quebec.

Recounts the political debate between Robert Bourassa and Jacques Parizeau, who have been arguing their separate visions for Quebec since 1970, a debate that has widened to encompass other political causes, from native rights to Senate reform. Unresolved issue of Quebec's relationship to Canada has defined the careers of a whole generation of politicians; Sense among young Quebecers that the current debate is the final cry of an old generation; Despair and fear.