Comments on: Quebec Pressing Separation http://www.bloggernews.net/119814 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:24:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: me http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1725332 me Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:19:11 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1725332 Should Quebec separate there would be an enormous flight of capital and people from the new nation. Their currency would be valued similar to the Mexican Peso. The cost of imports to Quebec from the USA would increase as transport would have to be in Bond through Canada or travel farther through the USA then into Quebec. Quebec also lacks the skills necessary to manage a first world nation. And the USA would likely see Quebec as a major security threat, and a prime point of entry for terrorists into Canada and the USA. There are hundreds of other concerns, most of which have already been investigated by the CIA and CSIS. Should Quebec separate there would be an enormous flight of capital and people from the new nation. Their currency would be valued similar to the Mexican Peso. The cost of imports to Quebec from the USA would increase as transport would have to be in Bond through Canada or travel farther through the USA then into Quebec. Quebec also lacks the skills necessary to manage a first world nation. And the USA would likely see Quebec as a major security threat, and a prime point of entry for terrorists into Canada and the USA. There are hundreds of other concerns, most of which have already been investigated by the CIA and CSIS.

]]> By: Ron http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1714902 Ron Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:52:57 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1714902 If you knew that every time you cried about separating the federal gov't would you money, I'd cry every day. Quebec should only discuss this topic every now and then. Cause I don't want to here about it. If you knew that every time you cried about separating the federal gov’t would you money, I’d cry every day. Quebec should only discuss this topic every now and then. Cause I don’t want to here about it.

]]> By: Jean-Philippe http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1539678 Jean-Philippe Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1539678 Hi,I don't know how your prime minister is doing in Ontario.Over here in Quebec, our is getting more and more discussed about a lot of subjects.It feels like he is a real Jack in a box that cares about nothing.I was reading something about that the perequation ( I don't know if you can read french....http://lesanalystes.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/jean-allaire-etait-sur-la-coche/) is not helping Quebec by creating a dependence toward it that doesn't push Quebec to upgrade its economic development. Then, just for fun, I was wondering about in case of a separation, how Quebec would do without this perequation and started net research and found your comment on this page that is awesome...Where did you get all this infos? The way it goes, not believing about all this separatist thing, I'm thinking about leaving Quebec again... Hi,I don’t know how your prime minister is doing in Ontario.Over here in Quebec, our is getting more and more discussed about a lot of subjects.It feels like he is a real Jack in a box that cares about nothing.I was reading something about that the perequation ( I don’t know if you can read french….http://lesanalystes.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/jean-allaire-etait-sur-la-coche/) is not helping Quebec by creating a dependence toward it that doesn’t push Quebec to upgrade its economic development. Then, just for fun, I was wondering about in case of a separation, how Quebec would do without this perequation and started net research and found your comment on this page that is awesome…Where did you get all this infos? The way it goes, not believing about all this separatist thing, I’m thinking about leaving Quebec again…

]]> By: yves http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1421842 yves Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:31:34 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119814#comment-1421842 Food for thought: Quebec is a market for Ontario. Quebec buys food, financial services and manufactured goods. Quebec is a VERY important market to Ontario and the rest of Canada. Canada has to pray that after separation, Quebec keeps buying canadian goods. Food growers in Ontario rely on access to Quebec market for economic survival. Manufactured goods can be imported from anywhere but canada. Quebec does not use canadian petroleum and there are now petroleum discoveries in Quebec. Wheat and other winter food stuff pretty much come from the United States which subsidies its agricultural sector heavily. The US does not like competition in that sector and would be to happy to engage in commerce with quebec in that sector without having Canada as a competitor. Quebec has natural resources Canada and the United States cant really do without. Access to NAFTA by Quebec does not require Canada's permission. And besides, the US likes Canada but does not really care about its opinion when a country has resources they need.Its very compleasant on the part of Canada that it would have a veto on Quebec admission to NAFTA. Also, american think tank advisors qualified the separation of Quebec as being a non event. Meaning it would not change much to the US. After all Quebec is not leaving planet earth. It will still be there geographically. So the issue here is that Quebec is a market, do you still want to have access to it? And New Bruswick is very dependent on access to the Quebec market as well. Lack of access would be deadly to New Brunswick. Alignement of planets: What are the conditions for succesfull separation? 1) That Ontario starts receiving perequation payments. 2) That Quebec stops receiving perequation payments. Once this happens its the start of the end for Canada, since it was pretty much the only argument from the no side in 1995: Perequation payment. Finally why move military Equipement out of Quebec in case of separation? Think about it: Quebec Pays for a quarter of the army minus perequation payment. That will give you one fith of the army at least. thats one fifth of the navy, of the air force or (30 F-18, 1 c17, 6 C-130, etc) and one fifth of the ground armored forces. (you can keep the leopard tanks there too old). An economist once said the only difference between the Ontario economy and the Quebec Economy is the car industry. If i was in Ontario these days i would make sure i can still have access to Quebec market whatever happens. Quebec is a market that Canada needs no matter the political status. And access goes both ways. Canada does not make anything Quebec cannot get elsewhere. Nowadays canadian financial services in Quebec can be fulfilled by Quebec finacial institutions. Access to the mortgage loan market in quebec can be prohibited to Canadian lenders, removing the second largest loan market in canada to canadian financial instituions, weakening them and strengthening Quebec instutions. Moving financial jobs away from Ontario to Quebec. As per economic viability, remember switzerland with a population equal to that of Quebec has a greater GDP per Capita then Canada. The only difference between Switzerland and Quebec is that Switzerland is not in Canada. Food for thought.... Food for thought:

Quebec is a market for Ontario. Quebec buys food, financial services and manufactured goods. Quebec is a VERY important market to Ontario and the rest of Canada. Canada has to pray that after separation, Quebec keeps buying canadian goods. Food growers in Ontario rely on access to Quebec market for economic survival. Manufactured goods can be imported from anywhere but canada. Quebec does not use canadian petroleum and there are now petroleum discoveries in Quebec. Wheat and other winter food stuff pretty much come from the United States which subsidies its agricultural sector heavily. The US does not like competition in that sector and would be to happy to engage in commerce with quebec in that sector without having Canada as a competitor. Quebec has natural resources Canada and the United States cant really do without. Access to NAFTA by Quebec does not require Canada’s permission. And besides, the US likes Canada but does not really care about its opinion when a country has resources they need.Its very compleasant on the part of Canada that it would have a veto on Quebec admission to NAFTA. Also, american think tank advisors qualified the separation of Quebec as being a non event. Meaning it would not change much to the US. After all Quebec is not leaving planet earth. It will still be there geographically. So the issue here is that Quebec is a market, do you still want to have access to it? And New Bruswick is very dependent on access to the Quebec market as well. Lack of access would be deadly to New Brunswick.

Alignement of planets:

What are the conditions for succesfull separation?
1) That Ontario starts receiving perequation payments.

2) That Quebec stops receiving perequation payments.

Once this happens its the start of the end for Canada, since it was pretty much the only argument from the no side in 1995: Perequation payment.

Finally why move military Equipement out of Quebec in case of separation? Think about it: Quebec Pays for a quarter of the army minus perequation payment. That will give you one fith of the army at least. thats one fifth of the navy, of the air force or (30 F-18, 1 c17, 6 C-130, etc) and one fifth of the ground armored forces. (you can keep the leopard tanks there too old).

An economist once said the only difference between the Ontario economy and the Quebec Economy is the car industry. If i was in Ontario these days i would make sure i can still have access to Quebec market whatever happens.

Quebec is a market that Canada needs no matter the political status. And access goes both ways. Canada does not make anything Quebec cannot get elsewhere. Nowadays canadian financial services in Quebec can be fulfilled by Quebec finacial institutions. Access to the mortgage loan market in quebec can be prohibited to Canadian lenders, removing the second largest loan market in canada to canadian financial instituions, weakening them and strengthening Quebec instutions. Moving financial jobs away from Ontario to Quebec.

As per economic viability, remember switzerland with a population equal to that of Quebec has a greater GDP per Capita then Canada. The only difference between Switzerland and Quebec is that Switzerland is not in Canada.

Food for thought….

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