Heh Fredr hit it on the head, I was going to write something like that.
Man I'm getting tired about hearing about this. When there was that period of die down in seperation talk after Quebec was given distinct society 'nation within a nation' status I was like, 'good, thanks. It's not exactly fair but I don't care, as long as it fixes things I'm ok with that.' But then talk started ramping up again the last year or two and my fears, along with most others in the rest of Canada, came true. There's not much that we can give or declare to Quebec that will stop this talk.
The stupid thing is, I believe, that tough talk like this from those calling for seperation, is more a political power play than anything. I can't imagine there are many unless they are really blinded by ideology, that really believe Quebec is better outside of Canada. I mean their provoncial economy is one of the worst is it not? The whole idea is just so stupid.
I would really like Stephen Harper to take a tough stand now. Say what no Prime Miister has said. That if they leave, then they LEAVE. No getting to use our currency or other institutions of ours. Maybe that will get them thinking about what leaving Canada might really be about. Harper has already made more concessions and overturers than any PM since the language laws were enacted. It's time to stop coddling these seperatists and start playing hard ball with them. If they wanna be part of the family, great, we'd love that. But stop blackmailing the rest of the country.
As a little aside, I have heard that seperatist movements among younger people are slowing though, and that Qebec, even with all the alk comig out of it, is more nationalistic (for Canada) than it has been in a long time. That obviously would be a great sign. Doesn anyone know if that is true?
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