Québec's destiny will be decided by Québécois.

[Colpy]

But lets make one thing clear, Canada or the Supreme court has NO say in how we ask it.

Don't kid yourself. In the days, weeks, months leading up to a vote, you are part of Canada, and the Supreme Court is the highest arbitrator of law in our nation. Canada has every right, as the Court has said, to approve or disapprove the question as "clear".

50+1%. That is all we need, but we aim to get alot more. And we will get alot more, with a clear question.

Baloney. No nation that I ever heard of makes major changes to its constitution with a 50% + 1 vote. 66% is closer to the norm. IMHO 60% at least would be necessary.

49% last referendum, with a question that did NOT give us the advantage, foul play by the Federalist.

You're kidding, right?

We had little support from the minorities back then, now we have at least 40-60% of the ethnic vote. Martin knows he lost the Ethnic vote, and is tring to win it back. The BQ have 5 visible minority candidates, and 3 running in considered ''secured'' ridings. We've been working hard on the wrongful image people thought we had of immigrants because of the Federalists.

Yeah, thanks to the idiots of the Liberal Party who gave Quebec control over immigration, which is obviously a Federal concern. Immigrants address their loyalty to the entity that "saved" them by allowing admission.

I would love for the NDP to win these elections, because I know they would play by the rules next referendum.

Yep, the NDP would probably stand by and wring their hands while you cut the nation's throat......but they won't be the government.

No nation on earth would tolerate the actions you have laid out on this thread. I have repeatedly warned that there is a very good chance that a UDI would lead to civil war........your actions and attitude, if they were Quebecois policy, would garauntee it.

The only nation I can remeber that has divided peacefully is Czechoslovakia..............a nation where BOTH sides voted for it, and where there was no territorial dispute.

It WON'T happen here. It can't.

Canada is a nation of laws, and it would be ILLEGAL for Canada to let Quebec separate, at least in the manner you describe.

Canadians are a tolerant, friendly, wonderful people as a rule, until you piss them off. Ask the Germans, or the Koreans or the Chinese.

I'd really not like to be listening to body counts from Quebec on my evening news.

 

[PoisonPete2]

I found the Referendum question to be clear enough in what it meant ( to paraphrase 'do you want a sovereign Quebec after trying to reach a negotiated settlement with Canada?). That is a 'yes' or 'no', but it calls for two things. 1. an understanding of 'legalize' to wrap your head around long subordinate clauses, 2. and an understanding of the issues in regard to the matters mentioned in the question.

Now one would assume that people would be stimulated to study the issues and weigh the impact as an educated individual before voting. One would hope that the average quebecois is educated and can cope with the machinations of language in order to understand the meaning of the Question. Unfortunately, I do not believe that either of these conditions hold true in Quebec.

 

[no1important]

Liberal ads mock separatists, Bloc priorities

A teaser:

The Liberal Party's new Quebec ad campaign pokes fun at separatists and uses humour to portray the Bloc Quebecois as a one-issue party -- in the hopes it will remind Canadians a vote for the Bloc could mean a vote for Quebec separation.

The ads, so far only in French, start running this week and attempt to speak directly to Quebecers. They take aim at the Bloc, ahead of the Liberals by 30 points in the province, for limiting election discussion to the desire for another sovereignty referendum in Quebec.

The ads are set in a miniature hockey rink, the actors dressed in hockey jerseys denoting their political affiliations. The setting is an apparent dig at Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe, who early in the election campaign proposed that Quebec have its own national hockey team play in international tournaments. [/end of teaser]

I wonder if this will backfire on Liberals? Any thoughts?

 

[Numure]

RE: Québec's destiny will

Aggresive campaign in Quebec always back fire... He is going on the offensive and isnt promoting his agenda, so it will backfire on hte liberals.