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Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3
i think canada will take their time with this one ( ie Quebec nationalism in the 90s) Canada will tread lightly because if they recognize independence of Kosovo, then Quebec will have an excuse to declare independence without a referendum. and as a canadian i dont want Quebec to seperate.
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Nobody ever talked about Quebec declaring independence without a referendum. That would, indeed, be illegal and unjustified. Furthermore, the government in Quebec is a Liberal Party minority government, with an ADQ opposition. Neither of these parties are independentists. (Although the ADQ kinds of waffles on the subject). Do you actually watch the news?
The matter is that for years, Canada has insisted that it would not have to recognize the independence of Quebec if it was declared unilaterally (IE, after a referendum). Kosovo just created a precedent.
It won't happen for a good long while, anyway, since the PQ is a wreck right now.