Re: Alternate history[Here's my Timeline](long)

Whoops,
 Knew I forgot a province!

   Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Quirt <baqrt@mta.ca>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: Alternate history[Here's my Timeline](long)

> > 2014: Qubec votes for independence, and Canada evaporates overnight,
with
> > the Maratime Provinces joining the US, Newfoundland rejoining the
UK,
> > Ontario calling itself "Canada" and BC, Alberta, Manitoba and the
Yukon
> > forming a "Northwest Alliance".
> >
>
> This I find a better possibility than the above. I don't see the
> Maritime provinces joining the States- not even by 2014. It's FAR more
> likely that they would join Scotland/etc, (and, I think, more likely
> still that Canada would survive, at least for some time, after a
Quebec
> separation). As for Ontario calling itself Canada, I think I can
safely
> say that many Ontarians (myself included- I'm in the Maritimes for
> University) ALREADY think of ourselves essentially as being the whole
of
> Canada (and you can take that as seriously as you want to). As for BC,
> Alberta, Manitoba, and the Yukon joining together, it's possible, but
> what happened to Saskatchewan? After all, it IS between Alberta and
> Manitoba. To be honest, though, while I can see Alberta and
Saskatchewan
> getting together, I think that Manitoba is somewhat less likely, and
> that BC and the Yukon are much less likely. I also find it interesting
> that no one mentioned the Northwest Territories or Nunavut (which is,
in
> itself, ALMOST an example of a fairly large (although also fairly
> empty/undeveloped) piece of land being given back to its natives (with
> strings attached) ).
>
> Just my views (not criticism- just observations),
> Brian Quirt
>