Well - apparently it wasn't enough that the radical separatists in Quebec interrupted the re-enactment of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham - much to the economic loss of the local area, previously discussed in my blog, here.
Well - now, the PQ, in a move which is completely and utterly unheard of for la belle province, has asked Canada to give them something for nothing.
Yes - today, as reported in the Globe and Mail, Quebec sovereigntists want the federal government to hand over historic lands in Quebec City, including the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Ok - I've got a plan. How about you pay for it if you want it - and stop with the persistent demands for handouts.
Following up on that, how about we even the playing field for the rest of Canada regarding equalization payments, and include all revenue in Quebec related to generation of hydro-electric power, including a notional inclusion of the full market cost of that power which other Canadians pay, but which the Quebec government refuses to sell at going market rates to its own citizens and businesses.
How about we also include revenue hidden in the Quebec Provincial Pension fund - which fund income isn't included in determining Quebec's income for transfer payment purposes.
You know what? Why not scrap the whole equalization payment fiasco in total - all it does is encourage Quebec to continue to be economically irresponsible, a form of provincial welfare, which the Province of Quebec has just worked into it's annual budget as if its some sort of guaranteed income - a complete disincentive for the Province to make economic decisions in the interests of it's citizens, as opposed to the monumentally stupid decisions they have made over the past few decades discouraging investment and immigration - virtually assuring the Province of "have-not" status for centuries to come.
Citizens of Quebec.. the loss by the French at the battle on the Plains of Abraham was but a small event, compared to the humiliating loss, year after year, of Provincial dignity, resulting from forced "beggar-status" instilled upon you by a vocal, but ignorant, minority of citizens who continue to complain of the rest of Canada, even as they put their hands out for more charity.
Quebec constitutes approximately 24% of the population of all of Canada - some 7.5 million citizens - yet, they remain unable to carry the load of their own care without sizable and never-ending handouts from the rest of Canada.
Have some pride, Quebec, stand up and tell the ignorant separatists, "merde, ça suffit".
3 comments:
I agree, let's do away with the archaic equalization system. It's pretty obvious that the provinces will never be satisfied with their share of the pie.
In Quebec's case, it's also obvious that nothing this country does will please them. Let's encourage them to go their own way. Not association or special status, but true independence. A non-binding national referendum on whether they go or stay would surely produce a GO result which would piss them off sufficiently that they would take the hint and bugger off.
Or, perhaps a statutory amendment suggesting that if you want Federal election money, you have to be open to candidates from any province in Canada - following up on their refusal to consider my running last election.. in support of their independance.
Now they are trying to have the re-enactment in the United States instead. If they are going to go ahead and have it in a different location they should be doing it here in Ontario. Do it near Ottawa. Let us profit from the tourism. Maybe we can get back some of the money wasted on Quebec.
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