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2006-11-27 Great White North

Canadian lawmakers vote bombshell Quebec motion

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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This thing is going on since ... at least 60's. Let 'em separate, for god's sake. They will end up with a territory about the size of West Virginia as Cree and Mohawks will take their chunks and join the rest of anglophone Canada. So, there would be continuous Canadian territory in any case, with kinda landlocked sliver of what would remain from Quebec. With no Albertan money coming to their piggybank, it would be a fun to watch.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-11-27 02:20|| 2006-11-27 02:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Fine. They're land-locked. Deny them mass-transport across Canadian territory...

Posted by Cholunter Elmineck7388 2006-11-27 03:33|| 2006-11-27 03:33|| Front Page Top

#3 No need to deny. They will just pay. If they have something acceptable to pay with.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-11-27 04:11|| 2006-11-27 04:11|| Front Page Top

#4 You don't have to deny them anything. Just charge them $$$$(C). That will make them cry themselves to sleep for sure.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-11-27 07:20|| 2006-11-27 07:20|| Front Page Top

#5 If Quebec went independent I would expect half of France to immigrate overnight to escape the burning cars and Islamic future.

As it is a bunch might still emigrate and push Quebec towards independence.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-27 14:31|| 2006-11-27 14:31|| Front Page Top

#6 The thing most folks fail to understand is that the sovereigntists are not, for the most part, separatists. They want embassies and a flag and all that French crap but they want the rest of Canada to keep paying for their sorry asses. Unfortunately, most of Canada has been stupid enough to go along with this until now.

What I would like to see is a straight up or down referendum on whether Quebec should be expelled from Confederation. I think I know which way that one would go.

Posted by Excalibur 2006-11-27 14:58|| 2006-11-27 14:58|| Front Page Top

#7 This is similar to the Scotland independence thing. Bottom line is money: who is going to pay for the People's Paradise after the Revolution? Revolutions without good economics following is moronism. We have hundreds of examples throughout the world of failed revolutions, including Frawnce, heh.

Well, Alaska will take the Yukon, and you guys can divvy up the rest as you see fit. If it can't be farmed, it's gotta be mined.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-11-27 16:01|| 2006-11-27 16:01|| Front Page Top

#8 The way I understand it if Canada dumped their vaunted healthcare system (with 10 month maternity waits) they'd be very self-sufficient. Moreso without Quebec.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-11-27 16:29|| 2006-11-27 16:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't know how it is now, but in the early 90's, something like a third of Montreal was on some form of government welfare.

Posted by RWV 2006-11-27 18:39|| 2006-11-27 18:39|| Front Page Top

#10 Does this mean we need to build a fence up there too ?

Posted by wxjames 2006-11-27 23:25|| 2006-11-27 23:25|| Front Page Top

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