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Originally posted by Siobhan:
weren't there problems with the last referendum that the question made no sense and led people to believe they were voting to stay in Canada whereas they actually voted to separate, plus didn't they attach a bunch of stuff that really had nothing to do with Quebec's sovereignity? I could be way off here. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Anyways as westerners we have our own issues with Ottawa  . I just hope Quebec stays...
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yes, you're right. there were such issues at the time of the referdum. it was our version of the u.s. elections. unclear ballots. and i agree, it will take a lot more than a squeek-through majority to allow for separation. Quebec is naive to think that they could survive as a seperate nation. what they wanted was a distinct and seperate society with continued support, financially speaking, by the greater canadian government. basically, they wanted to have their cake and eat it too. there is simply not enough industry in quebec to sustain their economy if they were to have independance.
I'm thinking this part of the thread should go into chit-chat. it's an incredibly interesting and fun topic but i'm thinking it's straying from the original post. i'll open a thread over there if you wanna come join me.
and lil_g, thanks for the clarification. i feel better now
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Leslie