Editor says, what if Quebecers voted for secession in 1980? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).

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Eric Oppen commented on 2010-07-11 03:36:00 ~ This would make for a very interesting situation. The "First Nations" in Quebec are where a lot of the mineral and other natural wealth the Quebec nationalists were counting on are...and IIRC during the secession vote, they were saying that they, the First Nations, would counter-secede back into Canada and take their minerals with them if Quebec seceded. That might have been what tipped the scales against secession...it was a very close-run thing IIRC

Comment from Tom Hickie on Facebook: quebec has three choices, be canadian, be american or be a puppet state of america

Scott Palter commented on 2010-07-11 06:39:49 ~ Had Quebec seceded the Mohawks were prepared to countersecede. Check the period media. Mohawk theory was that their treaty was with the crown not Quebec. North Quebec was prepared to contest the early 20th Century edict making them part of Quebec and it was taken seriously enough for the business press [BW, WSJ, etc.] to have serious articles on who would be responsible for the debts of Quebec Power if a breach occurred.

Comment from Arlena Arteaga Kelly on Facebook: Um, yes, it's always better when Indians' land are kept in the hands of the government. They will faire better that way...

Michael N. Ryan commented on 2010-07-12 15:02:04 ~ Quebecers have always been hypocrites, they recently forced cancelation of the reeneactment of the battle of Abraham because their side lost. Considering that Canada is approving this kind of stuff in the Balkans, I would be very interested in hearing what kind of lame statements the Canadian government would be making. A load of bull and a load of hypocrisy no doubt. No doubt things would get very hot in Canada and the US if this scenerio were to go forward. No doubt France would get involved in support of Quebec and the rest of the EU would be neutral or mildly critical.

Kwame Dallas commented on 2010-07-12 20:50:58 ~ This is a typical invader/settler mentality, trampling over the indigenous people with unimaginable abominations later to be santised with an eau de ignorance. Quebec is in a state of ignorampance. Quebec, Canada, and the US were all built on the misery, murder and subjugation of indigenous people. Quebec should be bending over backwards to atone for its genocidal past. Giving autonomy and restoring land rights is too much of a high price in mineral rights to pay. The longer we continue to think with our pockets, the more morally bankrupt we become.