Let’s Make It An Amicable Split When Quebec Finally Separates

Columnist Section ^ | May 8, 2005 | Paul Jackson

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I’ve written that, before any couple starts to plan a honeymoon vacation to Europe, they should visit Quebec.

That goes for a lot of other would-be world travellers, too.

In Quebec, we have what amounts to a foreign country—a slab of continental Europe—right on our doorstep.

Quebec City is the most historic and beautiful capital in our country, the Gaspe is marvelous, and the Laurentians magnificent.

Yet, since the currency is the same no one will gyp you, drinking the tap water won’t make you sick, and if they can, and many can’t, Quebecers will speak to you in your own language.

I’ve spent a lot of happy times in Quebec, especially in old Montreal, and it’s all rather enchanting.

Setting the scene for this column in this way will, I hope, prevent anyone from labelling me anti-French Canadian or anti-Quebec.

After all, the Jean Chretien/Paul Martin Liberals are ever eager to hurl slurs at people. Particularly so when it comes to Quebec, which is a charade, since those of us with an ounce of common sense now know the sudden surge of separatist fever in la belle province has been spurred by the Chretien/Martin clique itself, and by the shameless looting of the taxpayers’ money as evidence by revelations coming out of Mr. Justice John Gomery’s inquiry.

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actually france still has colonies in the far extreme NE of canada.

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