Quebec

[roguejuror]

Matty do you remember the referendum in 1995 for an independent Quebec?

Yes	2,308,360	49.42%
No	2,362,648	50.58%

Voting took place on 30 October 1995, and featured the largest voter turnout in Quebec's history (93.52%). The "No" option carried by a margin of 54,288 votes, receiving 50.58% of the votes cast.

Only 54k votes from 4,671,008 saved Canada from losing Quebec.

 

[Matty]

I remember it well. I wasn't old enough to vote, only 16, but it was a huge deal at the time. I don't know what I would've voted if I had been of age, I remember being torn by the concept of separation. I suspect that I would've ended up voting No.

English Canada isn't a threat to Quebecois identity. The Internet is. (Of course, the referendum was pre-mainstream-Internet, but I remember feeling like Anglo Canada had little influence on my daily life as a Frenchie. And I was a fan of Wendel Clark and Doug Gilmour and Ed Belfour and all these gutsy Canadian hockey blokes. lol)

 

[tullamore]

They should vote again. If Quebec wins Maine will give Quebec Old Orchard Beach as present.

 

[Matty]

We'll take it. We love our Old Orchard.

 

[roguejuror]

Matty do you and E primarily speak in French or English?

 

[Blitty]

french

 

[Matty]

french

We don't really speak French with each other. I speak a bit of French with JL 'cause he goes to a French immersion school but that's it.

 

[Vegas Dave]

Damn @Blitty getting languages wrong, jinxing Preds, I need my POTY to get it together !!

 

[roguejuror]

Damn @Blitty getting languages wrong, jinxing Preds, I need my POTY to get it together !!

my Matty pulled almost 13 units, I think the race is on

 

[Vegas Dave]

my Matty pulled almost 13 units, I think the race is on

I agree. I need to update my WAR numbers on the top contenders and see what the model says.

 

[MrMonkey]

Damn @Blitty getting languages wrong, jinxing Preds, I need my POTY to get it together

my Matty pulled almost 13 units, I think the race is on

RJ, pulling my mailed it vote for Blitty. All SIGNS pointing to a gigantic mistake at this time. Thank you!

 

[Boner_18]

God parent to my children and all around stand up guy. I could get behind this.

I just want to go on record saying I was non commital. The race is on.

 

[roguejuror]

I agree. I need to update my WAR numbers on the top contenders and see what the model says.

my Matty just hit 50K posts

 

[Vegas Dave]

my Matty just hit 50K posts

Matty putting up @Shortstop 2023 numbers.