From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 9/5/25 6:45 AM, badgolferman wrote:   
   > On 09/05/2025 09:29, T wrote:   
   >> Hi Claire,   
   >>   
   >> One can not believe most of what appears on you tube, so   
   >> I thought I'd as a Canadian directly.   
   >>   
   >> Is it true that four of your western providence are going   
   >> to vote on referendums to "succeed from the federation"?   
   >>   
   >> Is so, if the vote passes will it be automatic?   
   >> Will Ottawa send in troops?  Will there be blood shed?   
   >> Or will the vote just be ignored and thing go on as   
   >> usual?   
   >>   
   >> -T   
   >>   
   >> Kind of sad to see you guys breaking up.   
   >   
   > I'm not Canadian but there's no way Ottawa will allow the western   
   > provinces to secede.  If they did then Quebec would be next because   
   > they've been wanting to do that for ages.  It's much like Texas   
   > threatening to secede every few years.  Sometimes even California.  The   
   > federal government wouldn't allow half their economy to just walk away.   
   >   
   > I'm sure the US would welcome the western provinces of Canada as the   
   > 51st state though...   
      
   If the provinces did succeed, they could set up a free   
   trade zone with the US.  It would be a tremendous boom   
   for them.   
      
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