Isn’t an independent Quebec going to need its own military to maintain independence? I wonder how that will affect the balance sheet given a long coastline and large frontiers Quebec will need to defend. Canada already heavily underspends on military and Quebec will need to build its own from scratch.
Sorryallthetime on
An independent Quebec would longer be sucking on the teat of equalization payments and they would somehow manage to lower taxes and increase benefits? Learning to square the circle in terms of fiscal management. Whole lot of wishful thinking going on here. .
33rdDivision on
This is like Brexit, but somehow makes even less sense.
You go independent, you need a military, you need your own currency and central bank, you need border and immigration controls, you need a diplomatic corps, you need several functions that are presently handled by the federal government. Plus you need to pay for it all without equalization payments. And it’s not like Canada will do these things for Quebec – the province may even be seen by post-independence Canada as a geostrategic rival for control of the St. Lawrence seaway, among other things.
You can argue for an independent Quebec on grounds of protecting Quebec’s language and culture. That could conceivably make sense. But don’t argue for it on economic grounds – there is no reality on Earth where an independent Quebec would be wealthier than it is now. Even the mere threat of secession had major economic impacts the last time, actual secession would be even worse. It’s sky-fairy thinking.
SheIsABadMamaJama on
I guess even he wants the liberals in Quebec to win! I know it’s the entire PQ’s reason for existing, but this is getting ridiculous. Read the room.
Salty_Flounder1423 on
Don’t they already manage their own independent version of CPP? It would be unlikely to increase value/payments after a separation.
wingerism on
Sooo basically the same delusional shit Smith believes is in store for Alberta. Why do separatists always have the same playbook? Rhetorical question but goddamn is it tiresome.
avatarreb on
What happens with Quebec-based companies that have been treated with Canadian national strategic importance? Eg Air Canada, Bombardier…
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Isn’t an independent Quebec going to need its own military to maintain independence? I wonder how that will affect the balance sheet given a long coastline and large frontiers Quebec will need to defend. Canada already heavily underspends on military and Quebec will need to build its own from scratch.
An independent Quebec would longer be sucking on the teat of equalization payments and they would somehow manage to lower taxes and increase benefits? Learning to square the circle in terms of fiscal management. Whole lot of wishful thinking going on here. .
This is like Brexit, but somehow makes even less sense.
You go independent, you need a military, you need your own currency and central bank, you need border and immigration controls, you need a diplomatic corps, you need several functions that are presently handled by the federal government. Plus you need to pay for it all without equalization payments. And it’s not like Canada will do these things for Quebec – the province may even be seen by post-independence Canada as a geostrategic rival for control of the St. Lawrence seaway, among other things.
You can argue for an independent Quebec on grounds of protecting Quebec’s language and culture. That could conceivably make sense. But don’t argue for it on economic grounds – there is no reality on Earth where an independent Quebec would be wealthier than it is now. Even the mere threat of secession had major economic impacts the last time, actual secession would be even worse. It’s sky-fairy thinking.
I guess even he wants the liberals in Quebec to win! I know it’s the entire PQ’s reason for existing, but this is getting ridiculous. Read the room.
Don’t they already manage their own independent version of CPP? It would be unlikely to increase value/payments after a separation.
Sooo basically the same delusional shit Smith believes is in store for Alberta. Why do separatists always have the same playbook? Rhetorical question but goddamn is it tiresome.
What happens with Quebec-based companies that have been treated with Canadian national strategic importance? Eg Air Canada, Bombardier…