Bloc Québécois leader assures Washington that it has nothing to fear from an independent Quebec (rofl)

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Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe has gone to Washington, D.C., in the hopes of selling his dream of an independent Quebec to politicians south of the border.

Duceppe went to the U.S. capital on Thursday for a two-day visit to share his message that Quebec values the United States as an economic partner.

Sovereigntists' desire to achieve Quebec independence from Canada doesn't mean the U.S. has anything to fear, Duceppe said in a telephone interview with The Canadian Press, ahead of his two-day foray.

Quebec does more business with the U.S. than with the rest of Canada, logging about $51 billion in transactions in 2009, which is an "enormous" amount, Duceppe said.

That won't change, even if Quebec does achieve sovereignty one day.

"Every nation has political interests … but the day Quebec becomes a sovereign country, North America's geography won't change, we'll still be in the same place, and so will they. At that point, we'll have to find the best way to get along, Duceppe said.

"Money talks, hein."

Duceppe is meeting with politicians, business leaders and academics during his trip. He had meetings planned with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Hudson Institute, and the Canadian-American Business Council.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/10/15/duceppe-goes-to-washington.html

[The_Dude 1,142]

The only thing more laughable than Texas seceding is Quebec. They want to secede, yet want to maintain Canada millitary assets, currency, and assume all Canadian international relationships.

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It's even more laughable that they think Washington "fears" them.

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Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe has gone to Washington, D.C., in the hopes of selling his dream of an independent Quebec to politicians south of the border.

Duceppe went to the U.S. capital on Thursday for a two-day visit to share his message that Quebec values the United States as an economic partner.

Sovereigntists' desire to achieve Quebec independence from Canada doesn't mean the U.S. has anything to fear, Duceppe said in a telephone interview with The Canadian Press, ahead of his two-day foray.

Quebec does more business with the U.S. than with the rest of Canada, logging about $51 billion in transactions in 2009, which is an "enormous" amount, Duceppe said.

That won't change, even if Quebec does achieve sovereignty one day.

"Every nation has political interests … but the day Quebec becomes a sovereign country, North America's geography won't change, we'll still be in the same place, and so will they. At that point, we'll have to find the best way to get along, Duceppe said.

"Money talks, hein."

Duceppe is meeting with politicians, business leaders and academics during his trip. He had meetings planned with the Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Hudson Institute, and the Canadian-American Business Council.

http://www.cbc.ca/ca...washington.html

Yes, Canada also has it's own form of political dimwits.

[The_Dude 1,142]

It's even more laughable that they think Washington "fears" them.

I almost want Quebec to declare their independance to see how miserably they would fail.

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but the day Quebec becomes a sovereign country, North America's geography won't change, we'll still be in the same place, and so will they.

Man, and here I was afraid of having to acclimate to geographical changes. I really wasn't ready for that.

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I almost want Quebec to declare their independance to see how miserably they would fail.

Frankly, I got so sick of the constant whining that has gone on for so many years in Quebec. I was hoping to get away from all that whining when I moved to the US and now I get to listen to a new bunch of tea bag whinners here. You just can never get away from political morons no matter where you live.

Maybe I need to move to some deserted island and create my own form of government.

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Man, and here I was afraid of having to acclimate to geographical changes. I really wasn't ready for that.

Lol, I think environmental change has caused brain damage in many people. We need to really stop them from breeding.

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Vive Quebec libre!

[sly_wolf 199]

Vive Quebec libre!

How does that translate in Texas?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

How does that translate in Texas?

Viva la Texico.

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Viva la Texico.

Lol, wasn't that some gas station chain?

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Québécois. FTW I am having flashbacks to 1975. I wonder if they still want to engage in trade agreements with a free and independent Republic of California, with Hollywood as the nation's capital.

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I almost want Quebec to declare their independance to see how miserably they would fail.

The first thing that should happen is that all the thousands of Canadian FEDERAL civil servants who currently occupy office towers in Hull (recently renamed Gatineau, but still Hull to me) will be relocated back across the river to Ottawa, where they belong. Moving half the federal government to Hull was a sop back in the Trudeau era intended to keep Quebec happy. Along with building Mirabel airport. Not that any of that ever did any good.

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The first thing that should happen is that all the thousands of Canadian FEDERAL civil servants who currently occupy office towers in Hull (recently renamed Gatineau, but still Hull to me) will be relocated back across the river to Ottawa, where they belong. Moving half the federal government to Hull was a sop back in the Trudeau era intended to keep Quebec happy. Along with building Mirabel airport. Not that any of that ever did any good.

Yes, politicians are such trouble makers. They would however still want their cake.