The Province of Québec wants... An Army ?!?

Nonskimmer · 10-30-2005, 12:07 AM

Ok, what you're saying though is that a lot of folks are in favour of separation. No news there. What I'm saying is that Québec would never make it as an independent state, and I stick by that. What's more, if they ever tried to seize federal resources as their own, we'd become engulfed in a civil war. That, I can practically guarantee. Canada would win.

Maestro · 10-30-2005, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Nonskimmer

What I'm saying is that Québec would never make it as an independent state, and I stick by that. What's more, if they ever tried to seize federal resources as their own, we'd become engulfed in a civil war. That, I can practically guarantee. Canada would win.

I agree on that point.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 10-30-2005, 07:38 AM

If Quebec tries to leave Canada they will just hurt themselves. No one will recognize them and they dont have an economy. They dont do they?

P38 Pilot · 10-30-2005, 08:16 AM

Man, this is unbelieveble!

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If only Britain had removed France from Canada.

I think the same way PD.

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What I'm saying is that Québec would never make it as an independent state, and I stick by that. What's more, if they ever tried to seize federal resources as their own, we'd become engulfed in a civil war.

Que'becians are really acting stupid. NS you're right on this one, if they do seize land that belongs to Canada, they are going to get a world of hurt from the Canadian Army. But then again, they might ask the U.S for a little bit of help.

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No one will recognize them and they dont have an economy.

I dont even think the UN would accept them!
"Now, where are you on the list???" "Eh, we are Quebec."

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 10-30-2005, 08:23 AM

If the Canadians let them leave then the UN and the World would accept it.

P38 Pilot · 10-30-2005, 08:25 AM

It would be funny though if they didnt accept them.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 10-30-2005, 08:28 AM

Nonskimmer · 10-30-2005, 08:41 AM

We'd be foolish to actually let them leave, but then we are Canadians after all.

In fact, we've been foolish all along in even allowing the "Bloc" to become a federal party. A federal political party devoted entirely to breaking up the country. It's absolutely ludicrous. I could see somethig like that existing on the provincial level, but they're a major party in the House of Commons for Christ's sake. It's for reasons like that I don't get too upset when someone calls Canada f*cked up. It sounds pretty damn f*cked up to me.

FLYBOYJ · 10-30-2005, 10:53 AM

I read somewhere that a PQ member (his name excapes me) wanted to nationlize all the banks in Quebec, remove all the Canadian currency, replace it with American dollars, and then ask the US to make Quebec a common wealth, similar to Puerto Rico. His thinking was language rights would be preserved like in PR. I give the bone head an "A" for creativity.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 10-30-2005, 01:52 PM

That would be wiered. It would be like having France in the US.

Maestro · 10-30-2005, 11:49 PM

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If only Britain had removed France from Canada.

You mean deportation ? Like the Cajuns ? This would not have worked...

Cajuns were a minority in East-Canada (especially in Nova-Scotia), so it worked well with them. While we were already millions in Québec.

And if I remember my History course correctly, the British Empire wanted to keep us here because we were "neutral" during the France/Britain war in America... Except for some bone heads who enlisted in the militia.

(For the ones of you who doesn't know, French forces in America were composed at 100% of French soldiers "imported" from France. The lone exception was a small militia composed of bone heads and natives. Why ? A law was forbiding any "colonist" to join the ranks of the French army.)

So for the French "colonists", being screwed up by France or Britain, there was not a big difference. That's why they remained neutral.

Secondly, British Gouvernors thought that they could turn us into good British citizens... Unfortunately, they failed there.

plan_D · 10-31-2005, 12:03 AM

I know. That's why I'm saying Britain should have removed the French from Canada when we beat them. England was always too easy on the French.

Maestro · 10-31-2005, 12:20 AM

But like I said in the first part of my message, deportation worked well on the Cajuns because they were a minority... Québékers were already millions. Trying to deportate them would have resulted in a major rebellion.

plan_D · 10-31-2005, 12:24 AM

No, I mean when we were still fighting the French in Canada. You kill 'em all with the army or export them.

Nonskimmer · 10-31-2005, 07:38 PM

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Cajuns were a minority in East-Canada (especially in Nova-Scotia)

If I may be picky for just a moment, they were (and are) called Acadians. The word "Cajun" refers specifically to the descendants of the Acadians who were deported by the British from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, between 1755 and 1762. It's really just a slurred way of saying "Acadian" that became the norm down there. Don't ever call an Acadian a Cajun. He'll rip your head off.