The French Indian War: Quebec Votes Oui In 1995

Before we get into FLQ and troops being sent in, we should be clear that there is nothing to send the troops into. Post-referendum, there might be street violence that would be a police problem, but there wouldn't be an immediate declaration of independence that the Canadian military would be sent in to halt. It would be more like Brexit than like the American Revolution here, if that helps.

If anything, my guess is that the Canadian government would be busy ordering troops OUT of the province so as not to leave expensive assets like CF-18s at bases where the would-be national government of Quebec could use them as bargaining chips.
I seem to recall there was some speculation at the time as to how certain federal assets including military equipment might have been divided in the event Quebec became indpendent. Living in western Canada at the time I also recall speculation how a pro rata share of the debt might have been allocated. I also recall some comments from individuals in Quebec expressing little interest in acquiring military hardware.

Sorry I don't recall which of these comments were from people speaking in any form of official capacity vs individuals expressing their own opinions.
 
Interesting.

Not much of a Canadian politics guy, but the presence of an independent Quebec has wider ramifications.

Indeed. The sheer fact that now you have to cross international borders to move between the Maritime Provinces and the rest of Canada, at the very least, isn't going to be helpful for Canada's internal economic development. She basically has to double-fund any set of national infrastructure. In addition, Ottawa is going to have be VERY careful how they set up the precedents for secession, as the Prairie Provinces are just starting to come into their own and the Maritimes are still going to be poor (and now, any spending on them is going to be separated from the rest of Canada). Making sure Alberta and her ilk don't strike out on their own (Or into the States) in the near future is going to require some careful balancing act.
 
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