(OOC: as its Canada Day I figured this was appropriate, and we haven't seen a DBWI in awhile so have at it)
As the Canadians celebrate their holiday, we in Quebec remember the referendum we took sixteen years ago to forge our own destiny. They were contentious times, but ultimately we chose independence and personally I think we're better off this way. The Republic of Quebec is a peaceful, prosperous country with decent relations with Canada and the U.S. and the unrest of pre-independence is now a distant memory. Still, I can't help but wonder how things might be different if the referendum had gone the other way; 51-49 in favor of independence can become 51-49 in favor of staying really easily and I can't help but think that it might've gotten ugly if it had.
As the Canadians celebrate their holiday, we in Quebec remember the referendum we took sixteen years ago to forge our own destiny. They were contentious times, but ultimately we chose independence and personally I think we're better off this way. The Republic of Quebec is a peaceful, prosperous country with decent relations with Canada and the U.S. and the unrest of pre-independence is now a distant memory. Still, I can't help but wonder how things might be different if the referendum had gone the other way; 51-49 in favor of independence can become 51-49 in favor of staying really easily and I can't help but think that it might've gotten ugly if it had.