[Peter Libra]

May I as a transplanted working class English lad (snotnose) hold forth? This is most inconsiderate of me though. I wish to inform one and all of an urban legend. At one time, likeable Mike Duffy,(Sort of respected T/V pundit), informed Canadians of this. Just before a Quebec vote on separation , Mike (nice guy) intoned that IF the vote on the Quebec referendum went to a close juncture, how curious it would be. Mikey said, suppose the vote went to within half a percentage of separation, but the separatists lost- he intoned, what a bargaining point the separatists would have.

He may have inferred that THEN the separatists could threaten Canada and gain more and more big payments of transfer dollars- or else.

The legend is that the separatists WON. They saw the goose of the golden egg, dissapearing. They fuffled(destroyed the ballots) the vote and left it - exactly as Mike Duffy postulated- only a measly half a percent to stay in dear old Canada.

True or not true, they have blackmailed this rather mixed up, but lovely old land. Give us more or else, they say. No more, says I. A Quebec dollar would be worth 25 cents- and Quebec aint that stupid.

[Paladin2]

The PQ supporters should all move to France and leave the province to the first nations.

[Paladin2]

The PQ supporters should all move to France and leave the province to the first nations.