As with any nation they have both
One reason is that many of its people identify more strongly with regional and ethnic groups than with the nation as a whole. Most of the population are of British and French ancestry.
Regional identity is the notion that part of a person's identity is rooted not only in the country but also in the region they live in. A strong example of regional identity would be if one was asked where he or she was from and would reply "Quebec" instead of Canada, etcetera. Regional identity, then, is a sense of belonging similar to that of national identity but on a smaller scale or level.
During the 19th century, regional identities were being formed as a way to separate people into different areas of the country. The regions were the North, South, Deep South, New England, and the West.
During World War I, Canadian conscription was a contentious issue, with strong divisions between English-speaking Canadians, who largely supported it, and French-speaking Canadians, who opposed it due to fears of alienation and the belief that it disproportionately affected their communities. In World War II, while conscription was again controversial, the context had shifted; many Canadians accepted it as a necessity, though tensions remained, particularly in Quebec. Overall, conscription highlighted regional, linguistic, and cultural divides within Canada, shaping national identity and political discourse.
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It cannot. Regional unity is passive not active.
French, although most French Canadians speak English pretty well also.
The motto of National Capital Regional Command - Philippines - is 'Katapatan'.
There's a lot of debate about this among historians. In France, for example, regional loyalties remained strong till well after the Renaissance. In Spain, the mountainous terrain of much of the interior made internal communication difficult and this encouraged strong regional identities often in conflict with national identity. From the way the question is worded, there seems to be an assumption that nationhood was achieved in a well defined time-span, which wasn't the case. Some would maintain that France achieved nationhood in stages between about 1450 and 1789. The first countries to display clear, national identities were probably England and the Netherlands. Please bear in mind that from about the late 18th century onwards historians naively projected nationhood as far back as they could.
National Park Service Southwest Regional Office was created in 1939.
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When it forms part of the proper noun. Examples: Philippine National Bank Regional Trial Court