From: (Gerry Gryschuk)
Subject: Re: Plan S -- Quebec separation
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 07:43:44 GMT

From article <schuck.721245605@sfu.ca>, by schuck@fraser.sfu.ca (Bruce Jonathan Schuck):
> (Gerry Gryschuk) writes:
> 
>>>Bruce Jonathan Schuck (schuck@fraser.sfu.ca) wrote:
> 
>>> The above example is applicable to *all* manufactured items in Ontario
>>> destined for US markets.
> 
>>First Bruce let me say that unlike your other posts on the issue this
>>actually shows some thought went into forming it.
> 
> No, it's just the first time you noticed.
> 

Oh doubtless I must have missed the pearls of wisdom in your other posts.

>>If Quebec does decide to seperate I highly doubt they would become a
>>sovereign nation the day after the referendum was held. The whole process
>>of seperation would take years of negotiations to decide who gets what
>>and why. 
> 
> To me that is a completely unacceptable prosepect.
> 
> I would detest the idea of my taxes going to pay MP's, Senators,
> Judges, civil servants, soldiers, police etc in Quebec.
> 
> I would detest paying the operating budgets of government
> departments and Crown Corporations in Quebec.
> 

Well apparently you detest the same practice currently, they're called transfer
payments don't you know so I don't see how your objections change much
in this case.

> I would rather emigrate than allow myself to be ruled by Quebeckers
> who have announced they were leaving or to pay one red cent to a
> province that will be leaving when the money could be better spent on
> other parts of Canada.

Again you obviously resent the fact that we're currently being "ruled"
by Quebeckers so how does anything change besides a statement about
future seperation.
> 
> Allowing Quebec to remain while negotiations take place is a recipe
> for hatred, resentment and violence. 

Obviously your prepared to fight a war regardless of how seperation is
negotiated. Look at your options,

1) You want out and out ruthlessness towards Quebec if they decide to
seperate. If you think that Quebec and the people living there would
not take this as an act of agression and thus resort to violence your
kidding yourself.

2) If we try to negotiate peacefully you and others that think like you
will resort to violence to get your way.

So your resigned to a civil war regardless of how it's approached. Personally
I see high hopes in dealing civily with people who don't see eye to eye
with me. Maybe you should take up boxing and get rid of some of that
pent up agression seathing within you.
> 
> The federal government and civil service, dominated by Quebeckers
> would be completely illegitimate. No taxes should be paid to it. No
> laws should be valid.
> 
> If such a case were to come about, then BC would be *much* better off
> leaving immediately.

Again this is the case currently, why don't you just start a petition now
to have B.C. secede then you would obviously be happier. Of course we
would have to deal with you ruthlessly don't you know.
--
Gerald Gryschuk            Saskatoon,Saskatchewan = a place with 9 months
gerry@sask.usask.ca           of hockey and 3 months of poor skating.
Go Habs!!!		              (The Bum rules!!!)
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