If Quebec split, do you think there would be...

[shadowshiv]

Do you think if Quebec actually voted to split from Canada, would Canadains stand for it, or would there be a civil war within Canada??

As far as I'm concern if you want to leave Canada, there's the door, but try and seperate the country, time to bomb the **** out of their industucture, and not the roads; they are already shyte...

Power plants, bridges, anything that could cause economics hardship.

Just say'in

I liken it to this: If a tree falls in the forest and no one one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Or, if a bear farts in his cave, does anyone give a rat's ***? Certainly not I. If they leave, it won't be long before they come mewling back. No one else would want them.

 

[B00Mer]

I liken it to this: If a tree falls in the forest and no one one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Or, if a bear farts in his cave, does anyone give a rat's ***? Certainly not I. If they leave, it won't be long before they come mewling back. No one else would want them.

I think you're missing the whole concept of "sovereignty" they don't want to join up with another country, so why would they whimper back??

They would have key access to the Great Lakes and lots of resources in the north, including power.

The bill 101 has assured that the population is French speaking first, and last night when I made a delivery to one place I had in interesting conversation with the receiver who lived in south Montreal, couldn't speak English, so I offered Spanish, because my French sucks... he reminded me that he was a Québécois, I replied no, you're Canadian, and his rebuttal was; "No Québécois!!"

So they don't even want to be Canadian..

It would be like saying I'm not Canadian, I'm an Albertan. Da Faq!

 

[justfred99]

The good thing is that we will be done with Trudeau and Mulcare from of Quebec. Most of their support is from Quebec and they would be gone. Hurray for the rest of Canada, maybe Ontario could be closer to understanding that Alberta has some merit in providing oil to Canada, instead of sending the money away FOREVER when they buy foreign oil.

 

[bluebyrd35]

Do you think if Quebec actually voted to split from Canada, would Canadains stand for it, or would there be a civil war within Canada??

As far as I'm concern if you want to leave Canada, there's the door, but try and seperate the country, time to bomb the **** out of their industucture, and not the roads; they are already shyte...

Power plants, bridges, anything that could cause economics hardship.

Just say'in

Okay, so if BC separates to the US would you react the same way?? The separatist movement in Quebec (particularly with that joke of a leader) is like the elephant party in other places. Besides, going to NB, PEI and Nfld would be a bit difficult. They would also probably form their own country and with their recent oil and Labrador going to New Brunswick, it would be a place I would emigrate to. The majority of Quebecers are now well educated and have managed to put the Church and those who would keep them unilingual in their place, politics are much more stable here.

So, it comes down to .....do we want to break up Canada and become a bunch of different banana republics or work a little harder in understanding our fellow Canadians.

 

[WLDB]

Do you think if Quebec actually voted to split from Canada, would Canadains stand for it, or would there be a civil war within Canada??

I wouldnt like it but its not something Id be willing to kill or die for.

If the separatists wanted to leave, fine. They can try France and see if that country would take them.

France isnt overly popular with Quebec. There's no love lost there. If they separated they'd go their own way.

 

[gerryh]

Quebecois is often referred to as Royal French. What is spoken in France is Bourgeois French because of the revolution in 1789.

Royal French my a$$. It's a fu cking "patois" and the Quebecois are a bunch of holier than though nancy's.

 

[WLDB]

But you go deep into Quebec and you're hard pressed to find somebody who can speak English. That sorta makes me worry about Canada's future..

Thats nothing new. Its been that way for centuries. So far it has had 0 effect on Canada's stability.

A friend of ours from Limoges France was told by a Quebecois one time that she should learn to speak French properly. Our friend is a linguistics professor over there. She laughed at the Quebecois asshat. We've got a Belgian friend that relayed a similar story.

No surprise there. Quebec and France have been separated for 250 years now. Linguistic differences were bound to happen in that amount of time.

So any dislike of the thought of Canada being broken up means that person is dissatisfied...

Or bored. Its a dead issue. Separatism was at its height in the 70s and 80s. Before that it wasnt much of an issue, and now it isnt either. Its on the decline. The younger ones coming up now dont support it at all. The demographic that does is old and starting to die off.

 

[bluebyrd35]

I think you're missing the whole concept of "sovereignty" they don't want to join up with another country, so why would they whimper back??

They would have key access to the Great Lakes and lots of resources in the north, including power.

The bill 101 has assured that the population is French speaking first, and last night when I made a delivery to one place I had in interesting conversation with the receiver who lived in south Montreal, couldn't speak English, so I offered Spanish, because my French sucks... he reminded me that he was a Québécois, I replied no, you're Canadian, and his rebuttal was; "No Québécois!!"

So they don't even want to be Canadian..

It would be like saying I'm not Canadian, I'm an Albertan. Da Faq!

And yet I was born and brought up in Quebec and aside from a few instances from those who react with rudeness from those who feel inferior in their own country, I have have friends from all sides of the spectrum. My BIL is French speaking from Maine, I have many French, Bilingual and English friends. AND I AM A CANADIAN, from Quebec.

What happens if Trump becomes President of the US. My goodness, which part of Canada would he choose to become allies with?? Quebec which ships so much electricity to them? BC to get the fishing rights off the coast, or the middle area, the Prairie, which used to be the bread basket of the world before the climate change?
It is small minds who focus on single incidences and judge whole populations by it. Oh and don't forget, Montreal is the second largest city in Canada and a favorite place for Americans and tourists from many countries to visit. If they all got treated as you claim to have been, why do we still have such a viable tourist industry.

 

[WLDB]

It would be like saying I'm not Canadian, I'm an Albertan.

Ive seen people say that before.

 

[bluebyrd35]

Ive seen people say that before.

LOL, except when they travel outside the country!! Kinda think they would be put in the line of more investigation needed.

 

[Frankiedoodle]

Many Quebec citizens, have made it perfectly clear that they do not want to be a part of Canada.they have their French language police going and checking restaurants make sure that every word is in English.admittedly Marois was a wingnut for taking down the Canadian flag in the Assemblhy.they want everything.BTW I have never heard b.c. Wanting to separate.canada would survive just fine, thankyou very much without Quebec

 

[WLDB]

BTW I have never heard b.c. Wanting to separate.canada would survive just fine, thankyou very much without Quebec

There are separatist movements in damn near every province. The first big one wasnt even in Quebec. It was in Nove Scotia in the 1870s.

Many Quebec citizens, have made it perfectly clear that they do not want to be a part of Canada.

And the vast majority of people in Quebec made it perfectly clear they want to be in Canada. If they hadnt, Quebec wouldnt be in Canada anymore.

 

[bluebyrd35]

Many Quebec citizens, have made it perfectly clear that they do not want to be a part of Canada.they have their French language police going and checking restaurants make sure that every word is in English.admittedly Marois was a wingnut for taking down the Canadian flag in the Assemblhy.they want everything.BTW I have never heard b.c. Wanting to separate.canada would survive just fine, thankyou very much without Quebec

LOL and how welcome do you think the average Quebecer, is received in this country when that Quebec license plate is seen?? I will tell you much like a pariah. Just take a look at the "Canadians" responding here!!!

In the 1950's Quebecers were treated as second class citizens in this province, and as less than that in the rest of Canada. If they couldn't speak English there was no job, and if they did not breed like rabbits they were not good Catholics. In this province the church has lost a lot of it's power, but they are still not able to learn English in their schools. So, the bilingual English are still the winners here. We get free French education but the average French speaking child cannot learn English.

 

[Frankiedoodle]

I assume (and I apologize if I am wrong) that you are from Ontario. I am from a province where we do have French immersion and it is a optional class til grade 12. I have been a huge Montreal Canadiens fan for 40 years and that is my only interest in Quebec.our high schools offerred German as a very popular elective.why would I go to Quebec .i speak no French, read even less and it sounds like there is no accommodation for people like me.my uncle was an engineer who worked for the government. I don't know how many times they sent him to classes but he just couldn't speak French.We treat the people from Quebec very politely.one of my closest friends has lived out of Quebec for many years but has never spoken of abuse. As our premier spoke when Marois was on one of her rants, you are welcome here.

 

[taxslave]

Many Quebec citizens, have made it perfectly clear that they do not want to be a part of Canada.they have their French language police going and checking restaurants make sure that every word is in English.admittedly Marois was a wingnut for taking down the Canadian flag in the Assemblhy.they want everything.BTW I have never heard b.c. Wanting to separate.canada would survive just fine, thankyou very much without Quebec

There has been a half baked move to separate BC for decades. Mostly in conjunction with Alberta and the Northwestern states. Called either Cascadia or Pacifica depending on who is doing the promoting. THere is also a small group of wingnuts that want Vancouver Island to separate. Can't remember if it just from BC or all of Canada.

 

[Frankiedoodle]

There isn't much more to say other than the fact that, a country as large as ours is bound to have different people, with different thoughts. My point is that all provinces have had small populations that have wanted to separate and if the any of them leave, or had left, it could have disbanded. Quebec's pop has been saying for decades that they want to go. We are just tired of hearing it. Canada may be split into smaller parts if Quebec separated. They would be fools to leave because there would be no crawling back. Let them become part of Britain. Oh right, the French were a defeated people (by the Brits) and it was some British politicians who were having a bad day that we ended up in this mess.

 

[gerryh]

Do you think if Quebec actually voted to split from Canada, would Canadains stand for it, or would there be a civil war within Canada??

As far as I'm concern if you want to leave Canada, there's the door, but try and seperate the country, time to bomb the **** out of their industucture, and not the roads; they are already shyte...

Power plants, bridges, anything that could cause economics hardship.

Just say'in

Troll topic. Quebec sovereignty was decided quite some time ago and has been on the decline ever since. Only the weak minded and Trolls (which are synonymous)would be bringing it up at this time.

 

[petros]

Troll topic. Quebec sovereignty was decided quite some time ago and has been on the decline ever since. Only the weak minded and Trolls (which are synonymous)would be bringing it up at this time.

Today Chretien who was campaigning with Trudeau brought up something about Mulcair ditching the Clarity Act. Apparently it's still an issue.

 

[gerryh]

Today Chretien who was campaigning with Trudeau brought up something about Mulcair ditching the Clarity Act. Apparently it's still an issue.

Like I said, weak minded.

 

[petros]

Point taken.