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The Great Canadian Debates: Can Quebec unilaterally secede from Canada

   
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The Great Canadian Debates

Stéphane Dion, former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and former Bloc and PQ member Daniel Turp debated the resolution: The Government of Quebec can decide unilaterally to secede from Canada. (June 20, 2013)

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Submitted by Renee Houde Edwardh (not verified) on
Mr. Turp, can you not see that you guys are wasting everyone's precious time on negative ideas. It's been 40 yrs that you have been trying to force your Disneyworld on everybody and we don't want it. We said so twice already and we will say no if you try a 3rd time. Strike 3...you're out! It annoys us so when you claim that all Quebeers want this and that....it is not ALL Quebeceers. Rright now it is only 29% of Quebecers, if that. You are living in one of the best countries in the world, what more do you want? Oh!...more power, I say PULLLEEEAASE ..NO! Don't you find that the PQ has messed up most of the extra powers we have been given so far. Marois messed up both Health and Education and now she about to put Quebec in bankruptcy. You are emotional dreamers, try a bit of realism, Quebec receives Billions of BS dollars from rich provinces, where would you get the Billions once separated. Don't forget that Quebec also has one of the biggest debt of industrial regions in the world! We beg of you throw in the towel. We are loosing our patience....

Submitted by M. A. Wynnson (not verified) on
Mr. Turp's performance can only be described as bizarre. His equating Canada and the province of Quebec to Serbia and its province of Kosovo is not only absurd, but insulting.

Submitted by Graf Herr Lulz (not verified) on
The sheer mass and quantity of butthurt that will follow Quebec's separation will threaten to de-orbit the moon

Submitted by antuerius (not verified) on
I admire the bloc. They intelligently avoid the populist neo-liberal tendencies in contemporary politics in North America and Europe. There is also a deeper legislative commitment to important collective narratives in liberation, autonomy, and self-determination. The culturally destructive elements of persistent authoritarianism in present day economic and political failures are teased out in this continuing discussion; and some of this content suggests potential nuanced legal improvements for all nations and citizens. How could Canada more generally improve its political sensitivity to the on-the-ground self-determination of all its citizens? Much of the political and economic narrative in Canada is an illusory performance on the far-right with very subtle differences standing in for partisan definition, while at the same time a disturbing escalation of authoritarianism presupposes itself deeper into the environment, values, economics and cultures of Canadians. For instance; where is the currency of our national bank? Why is our currency detached from commodity metals? What is the full scope of our indenture to private sector international banking cartels? In what way are we actually self-determined, free or prosperous?

Submitted by Ken Lawson (not verified) on
Why is it that Quebec can never pay for anything when it has 8 million people which still freeloading off the rest of Canada?

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Ken Lawson:
Why is it that Quebec can never pay for anything when it has 8 million people which still freeloading off the rest of Canada?
antuerius:
I admire the bloc. They intelligently avoid the populist neo-liberal tendencies in contemporary politics in North America and Europe.
Graf Herr Lulz:
The sheer mass and quantity of butthurt that will follow Quebec's separation will threaten to de-orbit the moon
Evelyn:
Canada is a nation that was built, established and thriving because of its Christian faith foundation.