Maybe this is a stretch, but I'm curious... I believe I've seen you post negatively concerning Quebec's status as a "distinct" society within Canada and you seem unhappy about your tax dollars moving east. How is that scenario all that much different from paying reparations in this case?
1. Quebecers were never slaves and they are one of the 2 founding nations of Canada.
2. Quebec as a nation or as a province receives far more in economic handouts in the form of transfer payments and political clout then any other province.
3. Quebec should be a recognized as a separate culture as should all other separate cultures including Newfoundland.
4. I never posted about Quebec being a distinct society and I actually supported Charlottetown and Meech Lake.
5. Quebec's nationhood is separate, recognizing this places them on the same level as Native Canadians, whom we signed treaties with. The BNA act recognizes Quebec as one of the founding cultures.
6. You can either believe all provinces are equal or not. I believe they are all equal and that we need less government. Thids would allow both Quebec and Saskatchewan and all other provinces to develop on their own and to grow their own sense of culture and identity.
7. Quebec has its own national assembly, police force, code of law, immigration, health care, child care and others. They have been compensated all along for being distinct.
Comparing slavery to Quebec is weak. The better argument would have been comparing first nation treatment to former slaves.
Canada has been making reparations to the First nation community since about 1982. Which includes a 5 billion dollar payout for residential schooling.
Also you wouldn't recognize the Metis population as being repressed and needing reparations. I do.
