stormsandsins goes political

[stormsandsins]

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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[dracoangelica]

Out of curiosity, what is your position on an independent Quebec? When my Geography class was discussing Canada, we did a section on the pros and cons of the Quebec separation. I am largely ignorant of a lot of the political parties of Canada, but I am a little curious.

[stormsandsins]

I associate a lot of the PQ's independence bullshit with the pro-independence teenagers in my high school who were just like "YUH LET'S SEPARATE THIS COUNTRY IS SHIT AND THE ANGLOS SUCK". Without knowing what it would entail.

My dad's side of the family is also very much pro-independence. Actually, they dislike outsiders (yeah, I guess they're racist). My grandmother's the worst, and yet ironically she's a French Ontarian by birth, which boggles the fuck out of me. She completely ignores her roots, why?

But personally, I'm in love with Canada. My ancestors have been here since the very beginning of the Dominion and even before (I have some Native blood). While I am a francophone, I consider myself a bilingual French Canadian, not merely a bilingual Quebecker. I love my province, too, but just as it is: a province that stands strong as part of a whole that has the potential to be wholly inclusive.

All right. Back to studying ;)

[dracoangelica]

Whenever you have time to address this

[stormsandsins]

Sorry for not replying sooner. I meant to but then forgot.

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