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

On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Brian Quirt wrote:

> > > 2014: Qubec votes for independence, and Canada evaporates
overnight,
> > > with the Maratime Provinces joining the US, Newfoundland rejoining
the UK,
> >
> > However, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland actually join with Scotland,
Ireland,
> > and Wales in the Celtic Confederation,
> 
> 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,

could someone explain this to me? why exactly would the maritimes seek
to
join up with the celtic british states? i'm not even sure that the
celtic
british states would join up amongst themselves, let alone want to hook
up
with ex-canadians (no offence to putative ex-canadians!). are there any
Scots, Irish or Welsh listers who would like to comment?

tom