Quebec Must Separate

[sumdumguy]

From the rest of Canada according to PQ candidate. Just think, no more equalization payments. Think Ontario will join them?

[furrowtickler]

I am all for if they pay their debt first

[Oliver88]

I am all for if they pay their debt first

Agreed.

[15444]

Agreed.

Screw that. Give us the debt, but once they are gone, they are never allowed back. And tariff the shit out of them - no FTA. Small price to pay to eliminate all the French crap in this country.

[farmaholic]

Then who is going to hold Western Canada hostage?

Since we(Sask and Alta) are almost the youngest in the "Family", (other than the oopsy of NFLD and the newest Nunavut) we tend to get harassed, bullied, abused by our older siblings. But as is the case in families, the once younger, weakling, "immature" members mature into stronger siblings who learn to stand their ground against the bullies.

If it's so bad in Confederation....leave!

[samhill]

we need to separate western canada at the lakehead.
There are more votes in the East, and they control us, we have virtually no say in governing. Nothing but sheep to be fleeced.

[farmaholic]

I thought parts of Quebec would like to remain in Canada?

Maybe the Separatists could try it alone and if it doesn't work could join the US and exercise their "distinct society". Ya right, like the US would put up with their bullshit.

[wakopa]

: PQ separation consequences (ie: benefits!!!)


If Quebec should decide to hold a referendum and the Quebecois vote for leaving Canada, the fun starts.

1. Aboriginals will refuse to give up their traditional territory.
2. The St. Lawrence Seaway is jointly owned by Canada and the United States; Quebec has no claim to the lands set aside for the Seaway.
3. Montreal is an island in the St. Lawrence and may not be part of a new Quebec.
4. All federal facilities (and English speaking employees) in Quebec would have to relocate.
5. Air Canada could not continue maintenance operations in a foreign nation.
6. The Port of Montreal would wither as Canadian companies would have to find an Canadian location for imports and exports.
7. Airlines would cease landing in Quebec until they could negotiate landing rights with the new nation.
8. The Canada Space Agency could move from Saint-Hubert to Calgary.
9. Federally licensed financial institutions (all banks, for example) could no longer operate in Quebec.
10. Bilingual courts and a bilingual federal civil service would be history.
11. The Official Languages Act would be history.
12. Thousands of translators we now pay for would be out of work.
13. We would have 78 fewer Members of Parliament to pay for.
14. We would have 24 fewer Senators to pay for.
15. The NDP would lose 57 seats including Mulcair’s.
16. The Liberals would lose 8 seats including Trudeau’s.
17. The Conservative party’s majority would increase from 52% to 67%.
18. We would save about $20 billion annually in federal transfer payments - which could be used to pay down the federal debt.
19. We could save another $543 million in funds currently earmarked for bridges over the St. Lawrence and in and out of Montreal.
20. We would no longer support Bombardier.
21. All military aircraft work contracted by Canada would have to leave Quebec.
22. Goodbye to the CBC French language networks.
23. No more French language.


I can't think of any good reasons not to cheer them on. Go Pauline Marois, go take Quebec out of confederation.

[wakopa]

I know I put this on awhile ago and it was done I think when Harper was prime minister

[Hamloc]

I would certainly like the opportunity to vote for Quebec to separate. As at western Canadian I see no down side to Quebec separating.

[Horse]

Samhill I am with you , I have felt the same way for 40yr con gov in alta. Any thing but more of the same.

[bgmb]

Furrow, Its like the guy thats into the imput dealer for a million and they keep selling to him in the hopes he will pay it off eventually. We need to cut our losses.