Decentralized structure of governance in any nation makes for better delivery
of services and hastens employment in every nook an corner of such a nation,
thus enhancing its prosperity and greatness in the long run. It requires that every component section of the union fully participate as this makes for greater practice of democratic principles and is good for the nation in general. It is a fact that the stable and prosperous nations of the world are those with strong economic and political democracies which evolved a decentralized form government. The advantages of the concept and practice of power devolution in any nation of the world, far outweigh the disadvantages The stability and prosperity enjoyed by such nations bear testimony to this

what he said :thumbsup

and MetaMan, call a Quebec guy a frog in his face, and after, we will all see how fast you can run
and yes quebecers are a nation
like Cree are a nation
like Americans are a nation...

Quebecs debt is already alarming and we dont have the US economy to recover a big debt. Seperating will only increase the debt with all the transition costs and so on. Not to mention we have a low birth rate and more people are retiring, meaning more pension money and more money for health care.

Yeah, however, we were talking about 'bigger structures' being inefficient..
Decenralization still maintains the larger, 'overall' structure...
Yes, decentralization has it's benefits..
but, seperating Quebec isn't decentralization.... it leads to a smaller, less powerful player in the world markets..

So there's a guy from B.C., Quebec, and Newfoundland. They are walking down the beach and stumble upon a genies lantern. They give it a rub and out pops a genie. The genie say since there are 3 of you I will grant you all one wish each.
The Newfoundlander goes first and says I would like all the fish stocks in the Atlantic to go back to what they were 500 years ago. The genie grants his wish and they can see schools of cod from the shore. The Quebec' says I would like a wall around the province of Quebec a 100 feet high so we can be separate from Canada and have our own country. The genie grants him his wish and there is a big wall around Quebec. He asks the guy from B.C. what his wish is. The guy from B.C. asks if the wall around Quebec will hold water. The genie say yes of course. So the guy from B.C. says " fill it"

See you in Montreal May 5,6,7

I'm stoked that I got such a nice sig spot in this thread..

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