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Old 02-23-2009, 02:04 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by pepper24 View Post
I've never understood economically how seperating would help Quebec. What's their industry? What's their trading advantage? I still cannot get answers to those questions. It's easy to use a downturn to spread your message and convert the weak but Quebec on it's own is worse off than being with Canada in a good or bad market.
I've never heard a compelling argument for Quebec separatism on economic grounds, probably because such grounds simply do not exist.

However, there are compelling arguments on historical, political, cultural and linguistic grounds. Whether or not those arguments trump the fact that a Sovereign Quebec would be significantly weaker economically and in terms of foreign relations is anyone's guess.
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