[Alberta's Child]

I haven’t followed this story closely, but at first glance this Scottish independence movement bears a lot of resemblance to the “secession” movement in Quebec. I put quotes around “secession” because Quebec has no interest in seceding from Canada. The leadership may play it up even to the point that most people in Quebec want their own country, but the leadership also knows that an independent Quebec will be a financial disaster from day one.

[DUMBGRUNT]

A very fitting analogy.

One minor problem.

Many French separatists understand the ‘game’.

Many of my ancestors still see rainbows and unicorns.

Soon mailbox bombs... flesh-eating disease...

[Peter Libra]

Your post brings to mind what we Canadians went through with the referendum vote. 1980 with a 106 word question, Quebec voted 59% to 40% to reject separation. In 1995 with a 43 word question the vote was 50% to 49% to again reject separation.

I remember the jeers of the separatists saying that "Next time we will go". It seems to me that Canada was set up for a blatant threat. It then followed that billions of dollars were poured into Quebec by a Federal government. Government offices were moved from Ontario to Quebec. Our taxes are processed at a small city in Quebec, hometown of former Prime Minister Chretien. Thousands of civil service jobs created in Quebec.

Separatists have laughed and jeered at the gullibility of Canadians. An urban legend does exist that the second vote was actually for separation. It was manipulated to give a razor thin margin against separation.

Who knows?

[Peter Libra]

Your post brings to mind what we Canadians went through with the referendum vote. 1980 with a 106 word question, Quebec voted 59% to 40% to reject separation. In 1995 with a 43 word question the vote was 50% to 49% to again reject separation.

I remember the jeers of the separatists saying that "Next time we will go". It seems to me that Canada was set up for a blatant threat. It then followed that billions of dollars were poured into Quebec by a Federal government. Government offices were moved from Ontario to Quebec. Our taxes are processed at a small city in Quebec, hometown of former Prime Minister Chretien. Thousands of civil service jobs created in Quebec.

Separatists have laughed and jeered at the gullibility of Canadians. An urban legend does exist that the second vote was actually for separation. It was manipulated to give a razor thin margin against separation.

Who knows?