Реферат: Canadian National Unity Essay Research Paper Canadian
disappeared, but the feelings of political and economic dependence in the west
live on. For example, the federal Liberal Party of Canada has its power base in
the industrial heartland of central Canada and is not well-represented west of
Winnipeg. After a breakup, the English-speaking remains of Canada would contain
a lopsided distribution of power. Ontario would be like a king, the remaining
provinces like slaves, not so much in terms of territory as in industrial
capacity and population. Surely western Canada would demand a change of
government along the lines of the United States, with an equal Senate and
perhaps a more powerful House to lower the strength of the prime minister. But
such a change of power within a smaller Canada, and away from Ottawa toward the
western provinces, might likewise fail. It might amount to too much sacrifice
for central Canada, but not enough gain for Alberta and British Columbia.
Politically, an independent Quebec could survive adjustment, capital flight, and
exchange-rate fluctuation in the short term and a lessened growth rate over the
long term, if at a price. But could it remain whole? On the heels of Quebec’s
independence, English is the language in the Ottawa River valley, west Montreal,
and the Eastern Townships region might attempt to create separate city-states of
their own. Also, the Cree and other Indian tribes and Inuit communities reject
Quebec independence, either because their lands would be divided by separation,
or because they believe that Ottawa looks better than Quebec City on their
eventual self-government. Only in the twentieth century was the northernmost
section of Quebec, Rupert’s Land, formally granted to the province by British
imperial authority. Potentially resource-rich, this territory contains such
assets as the James Bay hydroelectric project( If Quebec Goes, Pg. 112). If
Canada is divisible, then why is Quebec indivisible? If Quebec is indivisible
then on what grounds should Canada be obliged to allow Quebec’s secession? In an
age of mini-states like Singapore and Luxembourg, the minimum requirement for
self-government, however compromised, is not very substantial. Seperation of an
independent Quebec cannot be ruled out by the possibility of a minimum state