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Canadian history is suppressed to please Quebec. Canada pays tribute to Quebec. Canada is ruled from Quebec. 

Canadian history is being erased. Our country was re-named; it is no longer the Dominion of Canada. Our flag was replaced; the Red Ensign had a Union Jack in the corner. “God Save the Queen” is politically incorrect. “The Maple Leaf Forever” is subversive. General Wolfe is an un-person. 

Few want to re-live our British history, but it is the only history we have. Those who erased it now gaze into their collective navel in search of “Canadian Identity.” ^1. They erased history to appease those Quebecers who are still in a snit because Montcalm lost a battle some 240 years ago! 

But the heart of appeasement is Quebec rule and the payment of tribute. For 25 years out of the past 27 a Prime Minister from Quebec poured our money^2. into Quebec to ensure Quebec’s willingness to provide Prime Ministers! Now, the only major party whose leader is not from Quebec is the Reform party. The establishment treats it like a skunk at a picnic. How dare non-Quebecers seek a voice in Canadian politics! Give us a break! 

Appeasement has turned Canada into a colony of Quebec. 

Appeasement was supposed to defeat separatism. It worked so well that a separatist now leads the Opposition in parliament, separatists govern Quebec, and 49%+ of Quebecers recently voted Yes to separation. 

What form of appeasement is next? To outlaw English signs everywhere in Canada? To make the president of a separate Quebec the Prime Minister of Canada, ex officio? To pay taxes directly to Quebec City? 

The answer is “none of the above.” The farce is about to end. 

Appeasement cannot survive the welfare state; they feed from the same trough. But the welfare state is a goner; a Ponzi scheme which is running out of suckers.^3. As goes the Ponzi state, so goes appeasement. 

Appeasement is about to stop. It may be stopped with lamentation and hand-wringing by Liberals or Conservatives, or with sober fairness by Reform, but it will stop. The government can’t afford it any more. 

Does this mean that Quebec will separate? Not necessarily; probably not. 

Appeasement made separatism pay. Every time Quebecers whispered “separation,” federal money showered down on them. So it got to be a habit. 

Appeasement paid Quebecers to support the hard-core tribalists of Quebec nationalism. So tribalism flourished. It grew from a whacko, mailbox-bombing fringe of the New Left in the ‘60s to the powerful separatist movement of today. 

Appeasement fed separatism. Ending appeasement will put separatism on a diet. 

If it is not yet powerful enough to win, it probably never will be. It is not yet powerful enough. 

In the 1995 referendum, 30% of Yes voters—15% of total voters—believed that “sovereignty” merely meant a stronger position for Quebec in Canada. Separatists told them it would make no difference. 

Based on poll data, one simple message would have swung the result from 50/50 to 35/65. The message? 

• The government of a separate Quebec will carry the full burden of government programs. That is to say: 
• Separation means no more cheques from Ottawa. No federal salaries. No pension cheques. No Medicare. No unemployment insurance. Nothing. 
• Payments will stop on the day of separation. 

Separatism would die on the vine after such a message. Tribalism would remain as a cultural fetish, but separatism as a political force would be toast! 

This message was notably absent from the No campaign. For that matter, the No campaign was notably absent. 

Why? Partly incompetence, but mostly conflict of interest. A decisive defeat of separatism would be a disaster for the No campaigners. Quebecers all, they would no longer be able to use separatism as a stick to beat tribute out of the rest of Canada. 

Spare a bit of sympathy for ordinary Quebecers. They’ve been lied to by experts; what separatists are eager to hide, the “federalists” are eager to leave hidden. 

What now? 

Separatists will never have a better chance than now. The opposition in Quebec is feeble, paralyzed by conflict of interest. So is the federal government. The Ponzi state is collapsing. Separatists must expect almost any change to be for the worse. 

In particular, the Reform party is a growing power, and has no vested interest in separatism. If Reform wins the next federal election, separatists are SOL.^4. In a referendum, a Reform government would announce home truths about separation. Separatists won’t want to take that chance. 

Expect another referendum soon—before the next federal election—or never. 

Quebec will stay or go. Canada wins either way. 

If Quebec goes, we will celebrate independence from Quebec. If Quebec stays, it will stay as a fellow province, not an imperial ruler. 

Appeasers have had their day. They have brought Canada to the verge of dissolution. They are out of money and out of honor. One day soon they’ll be out of office. 

Canada’s days as the largest colony in the world are just about over. 

^1. After the erasure of history, I suppose that’s as good a place to look as any! 
^2. Estimates run over $100 billion. 
^3. See Quackgrass Press #19: Ponzi State. 
^4. Surely out of luck! 

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