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I believe Quebec should have the right to self determination, but not a single individual. So where do you draw the line? A town? A city? A region consisting of a million people? Using empirical data, there might be a way of giving a moral basis for the minimum population size of geographically isolated people needed to justify right to self determination and right to separate if they wish to. Using happiness surveys, one can look at how people's happiness level depends on if they have th...
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waldo ClarityAct: the "NDP clarification" is to suggest a 50%+1 result is just a threshold to begin a negotiation... not to sanction separation.
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We all get where the "odd number" is here. But seriously, could Quebec negotiate itself in a meaningful way to sovereign nation status following a referendum favoring separation? Not even close if you use internationally accepted criteria as outlined by the UN protocols. Without Canada they have no army and couldn't even deliver the mail.
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Smaller nations than Quebec exist. If New Zealand is capable of being a country, then so is Quebec. In any case, Quebecers have a right to self determination.