Interesting -- thanks for letting me know that.This right here. It’s on the record that the federal government had planned for this had the yes side won.
Interesting -- thanks for letting me know that.This right here. It’s on the record that the federal government had planned for this had the yes side won.
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.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.
It would be more like Brexit than like the American Revolution here, if that helps.
Interesting.
Not much of a Canadian politics guy, but the presence of an independent Quebec has wider ramifications.