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