My husband just messaged me on MSN from work.\u00a0 He said that a co-worker told him that Quebec voted yes to finally become their own country.<\/p>\n
I raised an eyebrow and went to look into it.\u00a0\u00a0 Here’s what was said in an article on CNN.com:<\/p>\n
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s stunning motion recognizing Quebec as a nation within Canada has reignited a debate over the divisive issue, with some supporters cautiously viewing it as a bold political step while critics described it as a recipe for tearing apart the country.<\/p>\n
Harper’s comments in Parliament seemed to pre-empt a planned motion by the Bloc Quebecois that states the French-speaking province is a nation. The wording of that motion, however, does not include the words “within Canada,” leaving federalists worried it could be misinterpreted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What it seems like is that they are giving them something <\/em>just to shut them up.\u00a0\u00a0 Like saying ‘Yes, yes… you are your own nation. Now go play!” when really not a whole lot is meant to change.\u00a0\u00a0 A nation within a united Canada, so basically they are their own nation but still belong to Canada? How does that work?<\/p>\n
My first instinct when I heard about this was to groan.\u00a0 This crap with Quebec has been going on for a dogs age and it’s just getting irritating.<\/p>\n
Lets face it, the only Canadians who can even stand the Quebecois are uhhh, the Quebecois?\u00a0 Sure there are nice people in Quebec, the problem is it’s a ratio of 1,000:1\u00a0of assholes to nice people…\u00a0 the nice ones aren’t that easy to find and who can be bothered looking. \u00a0 As a ‘nation’ they are rude, self involved and a royal pain in Canada’s collective ass.\u00a0\u00a0 The only good thing that\u00a0even came out of Quebec was poutine<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Personally, if they weren’t a major link between the maritime provinces and the rest of the country I’d be happy to let them make their own country and\u00a0piss off.\u00a0 Unfortunately that’s not the case though.<\/p>\n
I’m sure they are going to go to town with this being their own nation bullshit.\u00a0 I wonder how long it will be before the rest of Canada has to change their currency every time they want to drive from one side of the country to the other.<\/p>\n
Wouldn’t it be great if they made themselves their own country but were cut off from Canada and not allowed to enter or pass through ever again.\u00a0 I’d totally back them separating then.\u00a0\u00a0 Plus, imagine all the money we’d save on ink if we didn’t have to have a french version of everything in the country.<\/p>\n
Shame we can’t just cut that chunk of the country out and drop it in the middle of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n
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