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transplant99 · 12-02-2008, 08:22 PM

I am hardly a fan of seperation based on Canada USED to function...but those days seem to be a long distant memory and fading quickly.

I was part of the campaign for a no vote for Quebec a mere 15? years ago. Simply because I thought that Canada would be better served by sticking together as one. truth is....there is no "one". There is 3, maybe 4...and that's it.

The country is so entirely and completely segmented and segregated now...what the hell is going to change anything? on top of that, the actions this past week of some of the elected officials responsible for pulling things together have only further alienated many.

Confereration, as it is defined, seems like a long lost cause anymore and has for the majority of my lifetime. Right or wrong, that's how it has been. Polarization between the east, West and Quebec has likely never been stronger.

So what is it we should stay together for?

That is an answer i have looked for a whole lot the last 10 years and was a MAJOR reason I left canada when I had a chance 8 years ago. Its also one of the things that has me hesitating moving back, though I have had plans to on 3 different occasions the last 2 years. (among other circumstances unforeseen at the time)

Now I feel like I have not a lot of reason to go back beyond family and that sort of thing. The country itself? Meh...what country? (A bit rhetorical sounding but the feeling exists)

12-02-2008, 08:22 PM	#28
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	I am hardly a fan of seperation based on Canada USED to function...but those days seem to be a long distant memory and fading quickly. I was part of the campaign for a no vote for Quebec a mere 15? years ago. Simply because I thought that Canada would be better served by sticking together as one. truth is....there is no "one". There is 3, maybe 4...and that's it. The country is so entirely and completely segmented and segregated now...what the hell is going to change anything? on top of that, the actions this past week of some of the elected officials responsible for pulling things together have only further alienated many. Confereration, as it is defined, seems like a long lost cause anymore and has for the majority of my lifetime. Right or wrong, that's how it has been. Polarization between the east, West and Quebec has likely never been stronger. So what is it we should stay together for? That is an answer i have looked for a whole lot the last 10 years and was a MAJOR reason I left canada when I had a chance 8 years ago. Its also one of the things that has me hesitating moving back, though I have had plans to on 3 different occasions the last 2 years. (among other circumstances unforeseen at the time) Now I feel like I have not a lot of reason to go back beyond family and that sort of thing. The country itself? Meh...what country? (A bit rhetorical sounding but the feeling exists)