🚀 go-pugleaf

Evening Jack ---------> I stuck my foot out an posted the message into
alt.canadian and a few other canadian newsgroups.

We will see soon enough which way the arrows fly.

But it would be really interesting to try to find out if Western
Canadians would be seriously interested in going it alone.

It's not an easy decision that one would take lightly and I'm sure our
fellow Canadians in Quebec have agonized over that decision as well.



In article <384F0268.A2118D73@nospam.com>, Jack Frost
<spamnotallowedhere@nospam.com> wrote:

> Good idea my learned friend...
> 
> TRY AGAIN wrote:
> 
> > RECENTLY---------> A western Canadian named Jack Frost
> > <shriveledballs@hotmail.com>  made some interesting comments including
> >
> >  >It's just more evidence to convince us here in the west
> >
> > MAYBE IT IS TIME THAT WESTERN CANADA SEPERATED.
> >
> > THINK ABOUT IT FOLKS ------> If the western provinces BC - Alberta -
> > Sask - Manitoba seperated and then each split horizontally in two there
> > would then be a new country with six provinces or states..........
> >
> > If Thunder Bay and North Western Ontario lets say from Sudbury west
> > joined in there would be seven and at that stage logically Toronto and
> > surrounding area would become a new country.
> >
> > The Yukon and NWT would join Western Canada and now we are nine
> >
> > Quebec would be delighted to go their way and the Maritimes would all
> > band together and become their own country as well with five provinces
> > or states.
> >
> > Western Canada would have 9 Provinces or  States ( whatever ) with
> > access to the great lakes and US through Thunder Bay - a first rate
> > Pacific seaport - mineral and mining - forests - natural resources -
> > people - food production to feed all etc etc etc.
> >
> > And a poplulation of ---------   how many million ???
> >
> > The new country of Toronto would have sea access - so would Quebec and
> > obviously the Maritime nation and everyone would have access to the US.
> >
> > Since this is 1999 and not 1899 or 1799 we would all have the advantage
> > of designing a new constitution to suit our individual countries needs
> > that would be modern and in keeping with the times.
> >
> > Right now a lot of the rules and laws we live by were designed
> > centuries ago when nobody envisioned what it's like today.
> >
> > WHAT SAY............ Same old Same old - or is it time to seriously
> > take a page from Mr. Bouchard and all of us split up into new countries
> > that are able to cope and deal with the geographical concerns that we
> > all feel.
> >
> > Far be it for me to set the referendum date in Quebec and the
> > referendum date for the rest of Canada but how about July 1 2000
> >
> > WHAT SAY..........  Anyone out here that would seriously like to start
> > the debate and get the show on the road.
> >
> > WHAT SAY.........  If nobody does nothing - then nothing gets done.
> >
> > WHAT SAY.........  Mr Bouchard how about if we all do it on July 1 2000
> >
> > WHAT SAY.........  Quebec VOTES FOR INDEPENDANCE  on July 1 2000
> >
> > WHAT SAY.........  Toronto  VOTES FOR INDEPENDANCE  on July 1 2000
> >
> > WHAT SAY.........  The Maritimes VOTES FOR INDEPENDANCE  on July 1 2000
> >
> > WHAT SAY.........  Western Canada VOTES FOR INDEPENDANCE  on July 1 2000