<p>seriously…there are humors that Quebecois may get the provincial government seat and they are STRONG advocates for independence…</p>
<p>I mean…Wut are these guys thinking??? Last independence has already made Montreal go down from the 1st to 2nd (Toronto is now 1st city in Canada)…economy went down…why do they still want independence ??to the benefit of Quebec? hell…look at the economy after the last referendum,…</p>
<p>so many countries are doing the same stupid things…Take Northern Ireland for example…the direct result of pursuing independence from UK is that their country is becoming poorer and poorer…are Quebecois nuts???</p>
<p>btw…if someday Quebec is an independent country…will McGill lose its position forever? I heard that French is gonna bomb the whole school…=.=…</p>
<p>lol quebec city is a poor area? ah common you got to be kidding me. The separatist party might get into power after the next elections even if they do call a referendum i highly doubt they’ll win, i know that I’ll be voting against it :)</p>
<p>I find it hilarious that in your post, you mispelled ‘rumors’, ‘humors’. This is actually humourous because your post is ridiculous. Your notion that “Quebecois will get the provincial government seat” makes no sense. What seat? Not all Quebecois are seperatists. It just means that they live in Quebec. I think seperatists believe that the fall of the economy immediately after a push for independence will be compensated by the autonomy they gain after independence which will allow them to rebuild the economy. I don’t know what made Montreal go from 1st to 2nd, but I would doubt it lies completely under the foot of the push for sovereignty. It could be a lot of reasons, perhaps Quebec’s disengagement from English Canada and English business due to Bill 22/101. The Quebecois are not nuts, you have to consider it from a social, cultural and historic standpoint, not simply an economic one, to understand why soveriegntists want to seperate. Not everything can be simplified to an economic viewpoint, and economics and economies are not the only reference point to look at a society. </p>
<p>If Quebec seperates, McGill will be quite different. Immediately, I’d suppose that tuition would go up for Out-of-province students, and admission processes would change. Perhaps, a la 1969 and the McGill riots/protests, McGill will turn into a french institution. Who knows? I do know this: seperatism has been waning since 1995, as we see in the recent federal election. The BQ has been losing a hold in Quebec. I think thats a good thing. Let’s just get one thing clear, just because I understand a sovereigntist viewpoint does not mean I support it. </p>
<p>Finally, your connection of rationality and federalism would really **** off some people. There are people of all socioeconomic statuses supporting independence. Indeed, it may benefit the rich if they can get independence, autonomy and control over economic regulation and promote their business interests. The middle class may expand with sovereignty as a second quiet revolution takes place and the middle class grows due to new business opportunities to francophone quebeckers. If you think that only stupid, poor people are sovereigntists, then you are quite mistaken.</p>
<p>Actually, the political instability caused by the first referendum was one of the main causes of Montreal going from the financial capital of Canada to the number two city. In fact, many company headquarters moved to Toronto around this time. But I agree that the desire for separation is much more than an economic thing.</p>