This is once again a hot issue here in Newfoundland and Labrador. Not having been born here, I still became aware of the debate about 20 minutes after I arrived in St. John's. When I was in Montreal a couple of weeks ago, I had an interesting chat with a professor from Laval. He was a strong supporter of the separation movement in Quebec (I am a federalist), but we got along quite well. He felt that Churchill Falls power was an absolutely vital aspect of the Quebec separation movement, in that without the one billion dollars of profit they earn from this hydro plant, most of which they sell to the US, they would not have anything nearly enough to utilize to help balance their balance of trade. According to this prof, the PQ government would need to take Churchill Falls over by force if there was even a hint that the power would be shut off at the source. This would prove to be a most interesting yet devastating course of events should this ever happen. This has lead many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to feel that "My Canada includes Quebec".
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dr.G.: This has lead many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to feel that "My Canada includes Quebec".<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hmm, that's not the way I heard it. I was told Newfies wanted Québec to separate from Canada. That way it would be a shorter drive to Toronto. (ba-da, boom)
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but don't some Quebec maps show Labrador as a part of Quebec? A Newfie buddy of mine claims that this is true. Anybody care to confirm or deny this?
Not funny, Bjornbro. You can still be given a CFA status (Come From Away) on your passport.
Macnutt, you are correct. I have seen maps with what is Labrador the same color as the province of Quebec, with the phrase nouveau Quebec in the center.
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I recall my buddy telling me that Labrador was sometimes referred to as "Nouveau Quebec" on some maps produced in that province.
A bit disquieting,no?
Reminds me of some of the Central American countries where I used to work. They always seemed to list the adjacent nation as their "Zona de Reclamacion".
When I worked in Venezuela I noticed that their maps showed a large part of neighboring Colombia as a "Zona de Reclamacion"
Wouldn't it be nice if we could just all stop this nonsense and get along with one another?
Macnutt, a few days before the second Quebec referendum, a small sqadron of Can.Forces jets flew overhead. My son wanted to go out to the airport to see them, so we drove on out. They were parked in an area the was totally restricted. I thought nothing of it.
On the day of the referendum, they all took off, heading north. I later found out that they were headed for Goose Bay, and meant to protect the Churchill Falls Power Plant. One of my ex-students teaches up there and her husband works at the plant. Quebec has never recognized the Privey Council decision setting Labrador's borders and keeping it part of Newfoundland and Labrador. This might be another reason why Quebec will not recognize the province's name as Newfoundland and Labrador. We shall see.
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The upside is that seperation seems to be a dead issue in Quebec these days....
Hopefully that will prevent a frightening scenario like Canadians shooting at other Canadians over a powerplant or where the borders should be drawn in a frigid and sparsely populated corner of this land.
Besides....if military force had to be deployed, they'd probably run out of bullets after a day or so anyway. (hey, I'm trying to look at the bright side of this)
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