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The Calgary Sun's Paul Jackson supports Danny Williams' decision to remove the Canadian flag from Newfoundland and Labrador government buildings, and says Newfoundland may leave Canada before Quebec does.

I wouldn't bet on it. If we didn't leave in the early 1980s, when Newfoundland was denied jurisdiction over offshore oil, control of its fishery and re-opening of the Chruchill Falls contract, we'll never leave. Still, even though I think Williams' move is counterproductive and petty, you can't deny this kind of thing has worked very well for Quebec over the years. (Robert Bourassa, allegedly a federalist premier, removed the Canadian flag from Quebec's provincial legislature - sorry, "National Assembly".)

Posted by damian at January 4, 2005 09:06 PM