It may depend on the way the question is worded. Even I consider the matter a very close call and am only against it because it is impractical from both points of view. I will say for a fact that in the early 90s the east end of Montreal was so solidly PQ that the other parties didn't even try. When I have looked at the matter -- and no, it hasn't been recently -- the heartland was very much in favor with the more anglophone far north and the Ouatouais regions the most against. The PQ was in power as recently as last year. The referendum against separation was only narrowly defeated.

but you know, all this only proves my point. I don't think anyone is arguing that Quebec is in any way unsafe. There was a referendum, it was perceived as fair, and it was accepted. The place may be unstable in the sense that a political upheaval is possible, but army occupation is not required.

And so I am saying let us be about the business of getting a democratic government in Iraq so we can get the hell out.

Dana

>In Quebec its a very different situation. Well over half the province do
>not want to separate. Moreover, in the last referendum vote, many of the
>separatiste votes were a protest over the federal government.  From what I
>understand, the support for separatism is less than 1/3rd the population
>and dropping.
>
>larry
>
>At 06:51 PM 3/31/2004, you wrote:
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