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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (89976)	4/4/2003 9:02:45 PM
From: Condor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

What was going to be interesting had the seperation evolved was the fact that the Cree ? indians claimed boundaries would have to be set based on old agreements (or something like that ) and therefore the province would be a mere 25% of what it is today. The Cree made a good point and it was going to be interesting what would become of that standoff. Would Canada come to the protection of Cree claims if Quebec decided to ignore them? BTW, the questions you outlined came up but were never discussed by the Canadian government because they were of the promotional opinion that a seperation was not going to occur. They would not discuss the mechanics of those questions formally because it then lent legitimacy to a seperation. The issues were discussed circumspect in the press and and between warring political pundits. My ex-pat friends from Quebec were saying in disgust, "Let them separate! That will teach them! They will get a real reality check then!" Fortunately cooler heads in the remainder of Canada worked the situation to a close but nevertheless moot ending. As satisfying as it may have been to sputter spittle with angry challenging attitudes the fact remained that a breakup would have been an equally damaging situation to both parties in the dispute. There would have been no winners.