Get ready to redraw the map

Written By: Anonymous
Date: 2006-01-22 07:55:35
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Tomorrow Canadians vote in a federal election that could change the face of the nation. If the Bloc does well enough, some fear - and others hope - Canada will be on the path to splitting up. In a referendum a decade ago Quebec voted by a razor-thin margin to stay in the federation. For the first time since, separation is back on the agenda.

<a href="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1692143,00.html">http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1692143,00.html</a>

So many years ago, Canada was to be a smaller country by a close margin of Quebecer voters. I remember some of the voters being asked as to what jobs they would do if Quebec became it's own country. Many thought they would still work in the neighbouring province of Ontario. Evidently they didn't conceive what "separating" really meant. The rest of Canada seems to ignore the end result or just too naive. Quebec will not leave cheaply. If Canadians think they are giving Quebec too much now, they may consider what the result will be when a huge portion of tax payers/voters are no longer contributing. Quebec will demand and get a large portion of Canadas coffers as it is today. They will not leave Canada silently nor in poverty. Any resistance to their demands by Canada, will be considered undemocratic by Canadas own term of democracy. What's deemed as "handouts" now, will be just a token as to what Canada will be paying. Canada will be the looser and not Quebec. For centuries the two countries will still be arguing as to what is truely theirs.

Actually, in tallying up the books all of the transfer payments Quebec has received while in confederation will be included. Since Quebec has always been on the receiving end of this equation just exactly what are they going to claim that Canada owes them. It will be just the opposite.

The article is typical of Quebecer's attitude toward separation. The first two paragraphs ask the question as to what it would be like after separation but then is satisfied with the simplistic answer that the only difference will be that all of your taxes will stay in Quebec. I agree with your statement above that Quebecers think they are going to go to Canada to work after separation. In fact, I'll bet a considerable number of Quebecers thinks that they will continue to receive transfer payments from Canada after they separate. During the last referendum, the separatists were actively putting forth the idea that a separate Quebec would continue to use the Canadian dollar and have a say in our central bank policies. The only thing needed to quash Quebec separatism is to give them the facts of how things are going to be after they leave. I guess we will at least be free of $billion handouts to Bombardier, etc., etc., etc.

Yep! That`s the way I see it too. Either Quebec is totally in, or totally out. Now choose!

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Dave Ruston

Nobody seems to mention that Quebec's separation would also cut off the Maritimes and Nfld/Labrador. What will happen to them ?

Join the USA, as John Crosbie's family has been advocating forever?

I see this whole Quebec separation movement as a plan to break up and merge English Canada into the USA. The Bloc could easily be financed, advised and organized with this plan in mind.

The USA is bankrupt and Canada's resources, especially the oil, could save their economy from total collapse.

Ed Deak, Big Lake, BC.

The Alberta Tar Sands are the Saudi Arabia of the Western World , but lets face it, with the down turn in the auto industry, Ford and CM for example , this country is heading towards an economic down ward spiral. Now if this does happen , the Conservative Party will most likely wear the blame , even though it is out of their control. Harper being an Albertan and leader of the Federal Government , you can bet , he is going to put in place protections that deal directly to the Albertan economy.

So, go west young man go west.

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Good government is not a party government

The oil glut is temporary as it was before. Canadas number one export had always been auto-parts. Grain,fish and lumber exports are down the tube. Coal for Japan is now minimal and Canada had better start looking at something else soon. The Alberta economy will not replace Canadas. The "gold rush" (oil exploitation) will not get Canada through this.

Ed, <blockquote>Nobody seems to mention that Quebec’s separation would also cut off the Maritimes and Nfld/Labrador. What will happen to them? Join the USA, as John Crosbie’s family has been advocating forever?</blockquote> why would anything happen to the Atlantic provinces*? Has Alaska joined Canada after 138 years of discontiguity from the remainder of the continental USA? * — Apart from resolving any remaining boundary disputes between Labrador and Québec, that is …--- Shatter your ideals upon the rock of Truth. 
 
— The Divine Symphony, by Inayat Khan

Canada's oil, yes, ... and also <a href="http://www.canadians.org/browse_categories.htm?COC_token=coc_token&step=2&catid=40&iscat=1">Water</a>!

Ed, you also brought this up: Nobody seems to mention that Quebec's separation would also cut off the Maritimes and Nfld/Labrador. What will happen to them ? A while back, there was <a href="http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20041223234611962">this thread</a> here at Vive. Someone has thought about it and has even set up quite an elaborate plan! And guess what? The master planner, Mr. Brian Crowley, is a close friend and possible advisor of Mr. Harper!