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2004-08-20 Great White North

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Posted by 2004-08-20 2:27:32 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How long can the jury rigged situation last. The western provinces will continue to be raped and pillaged by Quebec and Ontario. If the Quebecers were to get their wish and have total independence they could probably make a go of it economically as an energy supplier to the US in the form of Quebec Hydro. But how long would it be before they decided to raise the cost of a kilowatt hour just gouge the Yanks. The same could happen in Alberta. The oil in the tar sands requires a reasonable price to make it profitable to extract. But if Canada ws to break up what about the Maritimes and the rest of the West? I really doubt the Maritimes could make it on their own ecnomically. Although then Newfoundland would be in control of it's own destiny economically in terms of it oil production. The farming provinces of the west would still be real players in terms of wheat sales and could be viable concerns and BC most definetly could make IMO between its fisheries and lumber. The one province that would in the end take in the shorts IMO is Ontario. Too much of its economy is tied up with Ford, GM and DC. if they decided to start playing games with their industrial base I think the auto companies and the related suppliers would be looking south of the border. Just don't know which one.

Posted by cheaderhead 2004-08-20 6:18:22 PM|| 2004-08-20 6:18:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Alaska already has a cozy border with the Yukon Territory. We can work it out.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-08-20 11:12:05 PM|| 2004-08-20 11:12:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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