Why do we allow this to go on? The French lost all claim to this land in 1759 in the Seven Years War (French Indian War)\nOne of the biggest mistakes that England did was allow them to remain here, keep their language etc.\n\nThis has developed into serious problems like the FLQ terrorists group and the 1996 separation referendum which Quebec wanted to separate but wanted to keep Canadian currency, health care, pensions, passports, etc.\n\nWe allow a government from Quebec to takes up seats in the House of Commons that wants to separate a piece of land that doesn't even belong to them...\n\nWhy didn't England get rid of them or force them to conform when they had the chance?
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They should all be shot.  Just kidding!  But I do agree with you!  :)
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But I must give you a background information first. And therefore I am starting to talk about 1850s. We didnt have a standing federal army and we have never thought of having one bec. we thought that no one would attack so big a country like ours. But then things started to change. We feared from loosing our commercial interests all over the world to England which was the greatest threat for our well-being in the second half of the 19th century. So our standing army was established as a Navy to protect our commercial ships and interests overseas. We always tried to adjust our filos by comparing our power with that of England. We were very careful to maintain a few more and larger ships than those of England. Iam not sure if I have to relate everything in a more detailed way. Would you please clarify what exactly you want to know
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To both tarashan and Maxx:  Neither of you seem to understand the relationship between our countries, or between our governments, for that matter.\ntarashan, I'm not a conservative voter, but Harper is the one who wants to expand our military in the North to maintain our claim against the U.S.A.\nAlso, the Americans would be more likely to defend us than any other country in the world would.  They say they like us, but not enough to defend us.  (Could it be they like us because they don't know us?)\nMaxx:  -  your depiction of Canada as a worthless country doesn't reflect your government's attitude.  We are a valued ally (we werre in the gulf War, in the Korean war, we are in Afghanistan...)  and we are a valued trading partner.\nAs for an invasion being over in a few days, somebody said that back in 1812.  You have the wherewithal to beat us, yes - but it wouldn't be that easy.    Your leaders  thought Iraq would be easy...
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Do you support Canada's claim to their territory?  When someone comes around with a constructive idea to use land that no one wanted before all of a sudden it is prime real estate.   Supply and demand.   Even if you look past all the legal reasons why Israel is entitled you will see this is all about pride, jealousy and hatred.\nStinky Pinky:\n1. Israel did not invade Palestine, check your history.\n2. Israel gets money from the US for support of the only democracy in the region.We also pay billions to Egypt just so they won't attack israel, how about stoping the money flow there huh?\n3. Arabs opened their doors to the Jews? Where are you getting your history books?  From Ossama? From fairy tale land?
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Good Job!  We all know it's not about that, but I am very impressed with your work.  I would like to point one other thing out - if you go back even further, mexico, usa, and canada would have to go back to asia - from 35,000 years ago.  We all lose.  I'd like to see whoever thinks they win that boobie prize rally together for that.\n\nWould you sell your house and go back 160 years later, with no connection to it, and demand it be returned to you?  Mexico was paid 25 million dollars, for two transactions, in the mid 1800's for that land.\n\nThey are like a nieghbor that comes to your house and steals your car keys and you cathc them and they demand it's their right for you to hand over your car - because they are Mexican.\n\nGive me a break.  The more you look into the issue the more truth will come out.  The ignorant are the ones that won't even look at the issue and just put you down.  You could hand then a white hankerchief and they'd swear you duped them it's black.
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Apologies if someone does not value your countries' contributions in Afganistan.  That's an important mission, one much more so than the one in Iraq.   It was definitely a terrorist breeding ground and the current govt needs all our help to put keep the terrorists at bay.\n\nThe British and the Canadians are there because it's important to the world that we stabalize the mid-East as quickly as we can.   Appreciate it if your countries could do more to lobby our President on how to be more effective in the fighting against the insurgents in the region.   We're not getting it done because we are not fighting correctly.  It's time for new tactics, and I hope your govt's can help.
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Mr. Abdulaq,  Many years ago my ancestors had there homeland literally stolen from them,  no vote at all was taken.  We were FORCED onto reservations where we live to this day in peace and harmony.  We chose not to make our own lives miserable by fighting the will of the gods or of God.  Be of peace and good will and you will find favor with the gods or of God.
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I heard a story once that the natives were asked if they owned this land and their reply was,  " how can you own the land, anymore than you can own the sky and the water? "  Just recently the USA stated that they did own the sky, we already know they have laid claim to the land and are stealing water as fast as they can fromt he Great Lakes.  But you don't think that the Native Americans are ever going to get the same deal that Israel gets do you?  They have money, they own New York and half of the state of California.   Anything they want from Washington they get, like the USA fighting their battles for them in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The claim that the Natives in both Canada and the USA are making may never be settled because the land they would give back to you is already owned by someone else.  Both governments in Canada and the uSA have bungled these land claims so badly that there is a greater chance of the state of Israel getting the land in question before you do.  To the victor goes the spoils of war, despite any treaties the government thinks you lost all those wars and the treaties are too long ago and too muddled up to know if they were ever paid or not.   The USA has entered into a Free Trade agreement with Canada over softwood lumber and the trade court has ruled in favour of Canada on every issue where money was taken by the USA in the form of a tariff or duty.  About 12 billion dollars in all over the last number of years.  The USA is supposed to pay back this amount to Canadian lumber companies.  So far they have not seen a nickel of that money and may never get it.  What Uncle Sam stands for is that he is not ever your Uncle but always someone else's.  Now I didn't say he was from Israel but the chances are he is.  When the Nazi's took billions of dollars from people in the second world war and put it in banks in Switzerland, the Jewish people filed law suits and got that money back about 5 years ago.  Wow is that like an open money machine or what?  Chances of you doing the same about land claims, forget about it.  Unless you become part of the state of Israel you are not in the same boat but good luck anyway.
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I wasn't aware that the Texans "stole THEIR land illegally".  I thought they fought a war and won and were later admitted to the Union.  Based on your line of reasoning, we stole the 13 colonies from Britain because we fought a war with them and beat them as well.
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Quebec will never survive on its own financially. They are recipients from the Equalization Plan Ottawa administers for impoverished provinces. Acually, there are only two provinces that pay into it, Ontario and Alberta. The rest of the country depends on funding from it.\n\nIf you couldn't tell, I'm Canadian, relocated from T.O. to Nova Scotia (don't ask me why I came here, it's a long story. Beautiful place but no work, eh?).
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Well because Yankee tourists are so in your face, think they know everything and tell you what to do.   And like a lot of other Canadians we don't like their government, that kills millions of innocent people, threaten to pollute our Red River with one of their polluted rivers, we don't like the fact they are trying to build a wall against us-how neighbourly is that? Canadians don't believe they get any respect from the U.S. We feel like they are sneering at us just because we allow same sex marriage and for the most part marijuana is legal. Also we don't have the first Amendment that every one person is required to be armed to the teeth.
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That's a broad question that is still not resolved in Quebec today.  It's the collide of two cultural identities French and English.  Before the quiet revolution French people were "opressed" by the richer and more educated English people.  French-Canadians got fed up with it and wanted to create their own nation.  They created the Parti Québécois in the province and the Bloc Québécois at the federal level to further the interests of French-CAnadians.  We actually had two referendums one in 1980 and 1995, both were lost by a small margin and another will probably take place in the future.  Anyways, if you do your own research and still have questions you can reach me at cynthia_c_croteau@yahoo.ca
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England is already half-way to throwing our people's laws in the toilet and pulling out the Quran as the new way to live. Thank you so much British Liberals. But they are still in a big minority. I read that by 2100 the Causcasian British will be a minority in their own country if the current tred keeps on.\n\nImmigration doesn't help either. If you let them all in, of course they're gonna take over. Already they are enforcing their customs on us, making us accept them over ours, when they are the "guests" in our countries. They should obey our rules!
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Some Quebecers believe in Independance from Canada. French Quebecers were second class people in there own province till about 1975. Best jobs and opportunities when to English people in Quebec. This has changed enough so that now that most educated youth in the province realized that being bilingual is the best advantage for both the English and French there.Independance issue in Quebec is used more as a tool to pry more Fed money from Canada. Educated people who come to visit Quebec see people that are polite and curtious and interesting. Unless they have names like RustyOwls.
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sounds like the american Revolution?  \n\nYou need to find out all the things that are good about England and being part of british empire.   Talk about loyalty to king....talk ahat bout how the "patriots" are traitors that will be hung for their treason.  (you have to embrace and see it from the perspective of the loyalists)
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Canada already recognizes the 2 "founding" nations by being a bi-lingual nation. We all know that aboriginals were here first and that without them, either invading country would have had it both easier and tougher. It is a shame that "first nations" have been relegated to history books, no amount of land claims will ever replace what they lost but that is how the world has worked since the beginning of time. Winners write the history books, invaders make treaties, then break them. Canada is no different. To answer the last part of your question, yes, first nations should be considered part of the founding nations. Will they ever be? That's another story.
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There have been referendums in Quebec (1980 and 1995) where people in Quebec voted for sovereignty. The Bloc will not be satisfied until they are their own nation. Harper went out on a limb on Wednesday announcing Quebec will be a nation within Canada. \n\nSeparation will never happen. Quebec relies too much on Canadian Federal money....