stormsandsins goes political
Nationwide address tonight. I wonder... will I watch Harper beg the people and more importantly the Governor General, Michaëlle Jean (who, quite ironically - the LULZ never stop I tell you - used to be a separatist. I have No Fucking Clue how she got her new post), to please please please let him stay in power while Stéphane Dion or whoever the
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What we were told in class, (and again, an American Geography class which is by itself amazing since most Americans don't HAVE geography) that if Quebec separated from Canada then the province would take on 1/5 of the national debt, lose the hydroelectric power from the northern provinces, not be accepted by the Nunavut territories or NATO, and also have the great expense of setting up a separate military and embassies all over the world. The way I understand the issue, (and again forgive me if I miss something, I'm asking so that I won't be ignorant) Is that those who live in Quebec and want to separate are afraid of losing their French identity. They feel as if their way of life and culture is threatened by an increase of, the word you used was Anglos? I'll use it too. So if I am understanding it correctly, the wish to separate stems from a fear of cultural lose in the face of a mostly Anglo Canada?
I mean, didn't Montreal lose a lot of their major business when they declared French to be the official language? Didn't most of the prosperous English speaking businesses move to Toronto? I mean, I can understand a need for cultural protection, but is it really a good choice financially for the province? I guess that's the sort of questions I was really looking for.
Enjoy your studying, goodness knows I have plenty of that to do.
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I'm not completely in-the-know but the national debt and military/embassy things make sense. As to the hydro... we're pretty self-sufficient actually, so we'd be fine in the short-long run. What do you mean exactly about being accepted by Nunavut and NATO?
So if I am understanding it correctly, the wish to separate stems from a fear of cultural lose in the face of a mostly Anglo Canada?
That's the main reason, yes.
Hmm, Bill 101 was instated way before my time, so I'm not sure. Montreal is very multicultural and bilingual, in any case, so I doubt very many companies packed up. The law is basically, for example, that a worker (especially one who works with the public) should be able to answer in French at the very least. Being bi- or multilingual is merely a plus. I doubt that the most prosperous companies settled elsewhere just because of a language issue, though. But, again, I wasn't there so I can't be held accountable ;)
is it really a good choice financially for the province?
Personally I don't think so. Like you said, setting up a separate military and embassy alone would cost so much I think that we'd start off in deep debt :S
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