Oh please, no. An independent Quebec would be a vector for terrorist activity in the US. We would need to quarantine or invade them and then they'd be our problem. Can't we just nuke them and have done with it?
>>> "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/7/2007 7:47 AM >>> I always said, the referendum is done wrong. The rest of Canada should vote whether they stay or not. Dave On 8/7/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > Subject: OT: A flag question for Canadians > > > > > Canada seems to be full of lags. In the Maritime provinces, the > > provincial flag is usually flown beside the national flag. In Quebec, > > however, the blue and white provincial flag is everywhere, but the red > > and white Canadian flag was quite rare. Most provincial government > > buildings were flying only the flag of Quebec, without the Canadian > > flag, mostly of national government buildings and tourist hotels. I > > can't imagine a state office building in New Jersey or New York flying > > only the state flag without causing a considerable controversy. > > > > Also, on the West coast of Cape Breton, I saw a lot of "Acadian" > > flags, but was not really certain of what they mean or why they seemed > > pretty much restricted to that area. > > Quebec is a strange place. They want the advantages that being part of > Canada gives them, but at the same time, they want nothing to do with > Canada. > We call them the spoiled children of Confederation, and wish them the best, > but generally also wish that they would go away. > Historically, Quebec whines, and Canada pays. > The Acadians are a distinct society within Canada, and have had their own > flag since the mid 1880s. > Perhaps the next time the Frogs get uppity, we'll kick their sorry asses out > of the country and give Quebec to the more deserving Acadians. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net !SIG:46b85d18117329770112862! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
