time after time and wanted to post something that I've been thinking about for awhile. I'm really not in position to know anything, just assumptions. I would appreciate anyone north of Texas view points.I ran across this about Canada’s woes and one, not so serious, prediction about the future of Canada’s provinces.
The Next Failed State
” Here's a thumbnail sketch of that analysis: Say Quebec does become a separate European-style nation-state -- a "people" with cultural, linguistic, religious and historical identity (never mind the objections of Mohawk and Cree Indians living in Quebec). Quebec has the people and resources to make a go of it, though the economic price for its egotism will be stiff. British Columbia also has "nation-state" assets: Access to the sea, strong industrial base, raw materials and an educated population.
Oil-producing Alberta might join the United States and instantly find common political ground with Alaska, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. Canada's struggling Atlantic Provinces might find statehood economically attractive and extend the New England coastline. A rump Canada consisting of "Greater Ontario" -- with remaining provinces as appendages -- might keep the maple-leaf flag aloft.
As for poor, isolated Newfoundland: Would Great Britain like to reacquire a North American colony?”
In the last few years I’ve learned more about Canada and Canada’s politics than I had in my previous 57 years and I’ve learned that most Americans don’t appreciate the tensions that exist in Canada.
Now our neighbors have “Adscam,” an ongoing scandal that many think will lead to the collapse of the current government of Canada. It has affected the government of Canada, and particularly the ruling Liberal Party of Canada, for a number of years, but rose to especially great prominence in 2004. The scandal involved the misuse and misdirection of at least $CN 250 million in funds that were intended to go to government advertising in Quebec over the preceding decade.
Adding fuel to the fire is a recent poll in Quebec indicating 54% of Quebecers now favor some form of separation.
I found this on a weblog Captain’s Quarters and while it seems to match my fears, I’d be interested in what others think, especially our neighbors to the North.
”Americans may not appreciate the tensions that exist within our Northern neighbor, and Adscam has inflamed them to record levels. The recent Quebec polls represent just one aspect of the interprovincial tensions. If readers take the time to read through the excellent comments left here by Canadian readers, it quickly becomes apparent that citizens of most Canadian provinces have their own issues with federation as well.
I for one don't find this instability encouraging. We may have our differences on international policy and other issues with Ottawa, but we have a long and treasured relationship with a united Canada. We share one of few demilitarized international borders based on centuries of friendship, trust, and a shared sense of mission, even if our cultures differ in small but significant ways. Dissolution will abruptly and sharply change that relationship, complicating not just our security situation but the nature of the North American continent altogether.
For this reason, I remain absolutely stumped about the lack of interest shown thus far by the American media in the Adscam scandal. Though a Liberal government collapse looks imminent and probably unavoidable, even a newspaper as close to Canada as the Minneapolis Star-Tribune has barely mentioned it.
The lack of interest in Canadian politics will catch Americans with their pants down if Quebec goes its own way and precipitates a general collapse of the national system in Canada, an embarrassing development for a country that takes such an interest in global politics.”
Tempest / teapot?
) let’s assume that only Quebec separates, what will be the relationship between the U.S. Quebec and Canada??
