What If Each Canadian Province Became Independent?

[@General.Knowledge]

Which other countries should I do this for? (also how awful was my pronouncing of Saskatchewan?)

[@KysonChannell]

Yeah that was pretty hard to hear 😂 but a Portuguese accent will do that I guess

[@drunkenastronomy]

Emphasis is on the second syllable, sas-KATCH-ew-an, or e-wan. I have heard both.

[@tjsenator2721]

You were way off

[@ricdavid]

Coulda been worse! It's more like sə-SKA-chew-ən, with "chew" being pronounced exactly the same as the english word and "ska" being like "scan" without the n.

[@radio_marco]

Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@blxvkpxndx]

Saskatchewan is hard to pronounce but damn you butchered it. lmaooo

[@Imapizza666]

I laughed SO HARD

[@xcmodev1558]

saska-CHYEOW-in lol

[@caine1124]

Gotta say it like you're from boston a lil bit. sass KAATCH ewan

[@fortunatejeremy]

"Suskachewun"

[@joec.2004]

It's like Sus-catch-uh-wan

[@TheRealKingLeopoldII]

I'm pretty sure the Northwest Territories would also change their name

[@bubbykins4864]

It's name is not Northwest Territory. It's Northwest Territories. What do you think Canada is, Australia?

[@eeggg9953]

Bubby Kins are you Canadian? you dont seem like it...

[@TheRealKingLeopoldII]

@@bubbykins4864 oh no I mispelled a name. What a drama!

[@ariusae]

@@bubbykins4864 yea

[@spookyengie735]

@@TheRealKingLeopoldII that the joke, btw i just saw you in the underratad megacity video.

[@TheLostProphecies]

-There is no contested territory Québec and Labrador: LOL.

[@marc2156]

Quebec still depict most of Labrador as part of their territory. Their battle for definitive ownership would be with Newfoundland.

[@bk9661]

not labrador they're good, Quebec is the problem

[@TheLostProphecies]

@@bk9661 Of course Québec is the problem. jfc look at their re-opening plan, this is gonna cause thousands of unwarranted deaths.

[@yilungmusksweelow1890]

The Lost Prophecies Pff I dont think So...we have to do that or we will be in quarantine forever

[@itzdeacon2491]

@@bk9661 THANK YOU

[@mysteriousDSF]

"No territorial rivaly in Canada" Francophones: am I a joke to you?

[@ggtoine8074]

mysteriousDSF we don’t hate Canadian we just hated being in Canada

[@xavierbradbury-jost3155]

Francophones are a stubborn people (in a good way) that assert their place throughout Canada without compromising their language. They don't really need their own province to do so. Long live French Canada! ✊

[@Keiji555]

Yeah. Us in the North of Ontario are irritated at the constant attempt to make us seem small. See the language population statistics. Its done as a whole, and doesn't consider the North, outside of the South. Vive La Francophonie!

[@bloxknight1145]

Gg Toine being in the country that invented pineapple pizza is a big shame but being non-canadian would feel weird and empty

[@eliott.b76]

@@bloxknight1145Dont ever talk about my DELICOUS pineapple pizza like that!

[@Jarhead102]

3:20 "To my knowledge there is no rivalry between any of them" Alberta and Saskatchewan: looks at Eastern Canada Quebec: "We are not apart of "Canada" " Toronto: "Canada? oh you mean rural Toronto right?"

[@Lumpy-Fx]

@dorian shalapay Thanks! we know! that's why we wanna leave eh!

[@Keiji555]

Northern Ontario: "Ugh. Can't Toronto stop deciding what they want for us? Ugh. Bunch of annoying racist snobs. Deriding us Northern guys, just treating us like a bank, and like our culture means nothing. Tabarnac!"

[@kairon156]

Newfoundland: We should have staid as apart of the British Empire.

[@unbonfrancophone1539]

@freedom fighter That's funny that you say that but also can't understand after why we want to leave Canada. It's like "I will hate you in my country but if you leave it I will hate you more" .

[@unbonfrancophone1539]

@freedom fighter 4 mouths ago you said : "Lmfao omg that is so true eh god i hate the frenchies" how did your opinion change so fast ?

[@sean7173]

3:19 There is a Canadian rivalry, Quebec vs the rest

[@ShamliseG]

Alberta is seeming less and less fond of the union as well. Bit of an oversight on GK's part. Also, I tend to hear the rest of Canada doesn't care much for Ontario.

[@Sinaeb]

There's also a border conflict between québec and newfounland

[@RukyasuMooniyu]

@@Sinaeb Including a centuries old land dispute! Quebec argues that most of Labrador belongs to them and still includes Labrador sometimes in their map.

[@gerriefarman3174]

There definitely is a problem with Quebec (the only French speaking province) and the rest of Canada. I also seem to remember back in the late 80's (maybe) when Quebec was seeking independence that PEI, Nova Scotia, and NFL&Lab were considering joining the US as states.

[@Sinaeb]

@@gerriefarman3174 You can only blame english imperialism

[@officerbeenadd]

Alberta: *becomes independent* Alberta: *has oil* USA: *It's free real estate*

[@MrPantheraUmbra]

Alberta: becomes independent Alberta: has oil Alberta: requests to enter NATO USA: sends NATO *

[@KittycatKye]

As an Albertan, I approve of this comment.

[@alg394]

Wake up honey. It would be a miracle if the United States manage to keep their territorial integrity in the next couple of generations. They'd be lucky if they don't become "free real estate" soon.

[@ecurewitz]

Alberta needs Freedom TM

[@Tiktik_Xanim]

Panthera noo usa would kill them and that my BIGGEST DREAM 😍

[@lamsect]

him sayin no canadian rivalry makes me laugh

[@josephstalin21]

William Lam lmao ikr

[@josephstalin21]

I’m from Vancouver

[@lamsect]

@@josephstalin21 shiiiit i didnt know Stalin was from Canada

[@scottiepaterson192]

war between ontario and alberta on day 1

[@raiyne8089]

Scottie Paterson seems possible. *Very* possible.

[@soso-zz9qf]

General Knowledge: "why does Alberta's flag look like an American state flag" Alberta: *Laughs in oil*

[@raiyne8089]

Nathan Ouedraogo now that hurts.

[@Bluesonofman]

Alberta the 51st State

[@garygrant91]

@@Bluesonofman Yeeaaahhhh. We here is the US every once in a while hear some half hearted grumblings from a couple of the Western Provinces about succession, and someone always suggests maybe they could be absorbed into the USA. Here is the deal. These grumbling are pretty much based on largely metropolitan areas believing that is what is good for them would also be good for what are basically largely rural areas. Or to put it in the vernacular, "Those elitist pricks in Toronto want to tell us how we should live our lives here in [insert name of Western Province here]. The question isn't whether we should make them the 51st State, but "Why would they be interested in trading the elitist pricks in Toronto for the elitist pricks in Washington, DC?"

[@jonathana.michaels8308]

I’m from the U.S. too, and I for 60+ years I have never understood why The area of Quebec south of the St. Lawrence and New Brunswick aren’t part of the U.S. . Those areas are so awkward being part of Canada, and I think it would’ve been better if they were part of the U.S. when we won the revolution. However, they’re very French, and the British (while Canada was still a colony) probably wouldn’t want us at Quebec City’s and Montreal’s doorstep.

[@miyakaashelymaeyuuki6369]

IT'S NOT IT'S A MOUNTAIN AND A WHEAT ON THE FLAG

[@jgr7487]

Newfoundland & Labrador: "Hey, UK, do you still do that Dominion thing?"

[@General.Knowledge]

LOL

[@anonUK]

No. Not since the 1950s.

[@luketheduke169]

Newfoundland would be better off with Britain, because Canada hates us and they give us 15% tax.

[@MrZank2]

@@luketheduke169 uk sales tax is 18%

[@JozeManuLOL]

@@anonUK Laughs in Malvines

[@johnbostrom9165]

Hockey rivalries would be much more intense

[@angelesantana9413]

LOL 😂🤣👍🏒🏑⛸️🇨🇦🍁 Yes!!

[@michaelsukut5506]

Ontario and Quebec would kick ass

[@blairrice]

Us Newfoundlanders would get demolished.

[@MasterBacon63]

What would happen to the CHL

[@cohenm2766]

Mc Hael Productions 1 can’t make it through the first round 1 is a laughing stock and the other is alright I’ll let you guess the teams

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Quebecois separatists: I wish to become independent General Knowledge: Your wish is my command

[@JPL454]

I find you a lot of times😯

[@BradCerankosky]

Same, u get comments with many likes on like every video I watch

[@luisg.15yearsago18]

Ur friends with Kim Jong Un

[@rileyk6256]

Except you need to take the newfies with you. Quebec and Newfoundland are polar opposites

[@christiansaint-pierre5360]

@@rileyk6256 But the two have the 24 th of june as an holiday !

[@alexrobi1176]

Newfoundland would never join Quebec. They're probably the two most different provinces there is.

[@francoislegallio4238]

Terre-Neuve reviendra au Québec à l'indépendance.

[@lenonchalant1372]

@@francoislegallio4238 Je penserais pas. Je crois pas que le Québec voudrais de Terre-Neuve de toute façon. Peut-être le Labrador...

[@NikoBellic12341000]

I could see Labrador joining quebec but not the island itself

[@ephraimboateng5239]

@@NikoBellic12341000 Newfoundland would probably join a Union of some sort with the rest of the Maritimes

[@owenplourde3934]

Ephraïm Boateng not that either. Newfoundland would love to be independent again

[@JoCE2305]

General Knowledge: The only two I could see changing their names would be British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Northwest Territories: Am I a joke to you?

[@teemusid]

If any of the First Nations in the new country have a word for 'tundra,' they're good to go.

[@kimyona9746]

Maybe the Republic of the Northwest Tundra?

[@thecubularemperor]

they could unite with Nunavut to form the Innuit Republic

[@concept5631]

@@thecubularemperor That would be cool

[@witherow777]

Maybe Saskatchewan needs a new name as well. Something shorter… catchier… easier for people to pronounce… (I’ve heard so many mis-pronunciations of my province.)

[@clockatiel_165]

I live in Alberta and when he said "come on, this isn't a US state" I almost fell off my chair

[@Daniel-jm7ts]

Quebec's wet dream

[@SilvanaDil]

It had one; it's called Justine Trudope.

[@Samuel_Rioux]

@@SilvanaDil Trudeau is Ontarian :)

[@bloxknight1145]

SilvanaDil wtf

[@bloxknight1145]

• Daniel i had the same idea lmao

[@shadysam7161]

@@Samuel_Rioux correct lol.

[@dyingearth]

No territory rivalry? Have you seen Quebec and Ontario?

[@teflonravager]

More like Quebec and everyone else.

[@Sinaeb]

The border follows the river, easy.

[@a.wolfhead6496]

You ain't been to a NHL game lately...

[@causeeu4303]

SinBae not all rivalry’s are to do with borders

[@xcmodev1558]

Quebec would probably try and annex Manitoba to confuse Ontario lol

[@hamzadurvesh6388]

Lol some neighborhoods in Toronto have a larger population than Nunavut

[@ephraimboateng5239]

My neibourhood in Montreal has 3 times the population of Yukon lol

[@IhaveBigFeet]

I live in Tokyo, my city has the same amount of people as all of Canada

[@thegreatest3face774]

Mike Oxlong “same amount”

[@john.u.2678]

same with montreal and vancouver

[@IhaveBigFeet]

:O Jiang Yes, same amount in the whole Tokyo metropolitan area lives 36 million people

[@Nunavuter1]

The whole "independence" concept General Knowledge talks about ... like this hasn't happened decades ago. Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada separately from being Queen of the UK. She is also Queen of Australia, New Zealand etc. One monarch, many crowns. This goes back to the Statute of Westminster, 1931. The Commonwealth has evolved over quite some time since the days of the Empire. Multiple sovereign states now share the same monarch.

[@nochatter7134]

@William Johnston We Canadians do not give a FCK. Notice how our beautiful 🇨🇦flag is different than the “common-crap” 🤨

[@keithurban800]

@@nochatter7134 As a Canadian, I would happily fight and die for our queen. We may live in North America but I do not have the same opinion of the Commonwealth as an American. I wish our flag kept the beautiful Union Jack. God save the Queen.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@keithurban800 apparently it was changed to appease the franco lovers.

[@tendrosstoodross2976]

This 'general knowledge' character is just an embittered Anglophobe.

[@aidanpeers2376]

Hey, from Canada here. Its a very interesting idea you tried to cover. unfortunately, I have to be a critic because there is a lot of misunderstanding, mostly in regards to national unity. Quebec has for a long time seriously considered separating... and they may do better if they did. There is some support for Alberta to join the USA, as some believe that their interests would align better. Ontario and people from Ontario (me) are not seen very well by anyone outside of Ontario. Theres a lot of tension between Quebec and the rest of the country and Ontario and the rest of the country. I do enjoy your videos, but please do a little more research.

[@benyseus6325]

Quebec separatism has been quelled since the last referendum and people from the prairies that want to join the US are generally regarded as a bunch of hicks.

[@kairon156]

@@benyseus6325 Alberta is basically Canadian Texas though.

[@Darium147]

@@kairon156 There is not canadian texas really. Really there is just a canadian alaska, a canadian Vermont and a canadian Wyoming. The first one it calls: Yukon. The second one it calls: Northwest And the third one it calls: Nunnavut

[@kairon156]

@@Darium147 hum. I like it. What about the Eastern providences like PEI, Newfoundland and the like?

[@m.boivin8671]

Tensions between Quebec and the western provinces, particularly Alberta, are mainly economic, cultural and political. Indeed, Alberta maintains that the high standard of living of Quebecers depends on equalization, to which it contributes largely for the benefit of Quebec. The fact that the official language of Quebec is French, that it is the only French-speaking province in North America, irritates the rest of the majority English-speaking country, although two official languages, English and French, are on the same footing. of equality thanks to the Official Languages ​​Act of Canada, adopted by the government of Pierre-Elliot Trudeau in 1969. Western Canada considers itself to be governed by Prime Ministers from Quebec - such as Trudeau father and son, Mulroney , Chrétien - tend to favor Quebec, which is largely false. The disputes between Quebec and Ontario lie in the part which the Ontario capital, Toronto, monopolizes economically in relation to Quebec, thanks to the intervention of the federal government, which tends to favor Ontario in many areas. Hydro One, Ontario's state energy company, refuses, for example, to buy clean and cheaper electricity from Hydro-Québec.

[@HellenicMapping]

If I had a dollar everytime he pronounced New Foundland wrong, I'd be rich

[@SamIAmSXE]

Or Saskatchewan.

[@MrSpace-kv4nr]

And Saskatchewan, too.

[@RoyalMela]

* Newfoundland

[@General.Knowledge]

If you had a dollar for every time I mispronounced ANY word, you'd be a millionaire LOL

[@HellenicMapping]

@@General.Knowledge Correct

[@Xandog]

7:07 actually, as a Canadian citizen, I personally think that Newfoundland and Labrador should join Atlantic Canada, since all the provinces touching the Atlantic (minus Quebec) are similar. NL is definitely the most different though, and they also speak english.

[@nicolasrenaud6875]

well I think that NL is already Atlantic Canada on its own, the rest on the continent are called the Maritimes for a good reason. I find those 2 regions distinct enough and better off separated. But obviously, Labrador should be better off being administered by Quebec

[@burinvoyager8964]

Nicolas Renaud Labrador is rightfully Newfoundlander qubec already try’s to steal some land off us already

[@Xandog]

Oh and I forgot to mention I’m a Newfoundlander who migrated to Nova Scotia

[@raiyne8089]

I think that would be a good idea, as that region is suffering in economy, and they could really help each other out.

[@Xandog]

@@raiyne8089 actually the only suffering economy in Atlantic Canada is Nova Scotia, the other provinces are doing good against the virus, and Nova Scotia also had a shooting recently.

[@evan316]

As a Nova Scotian, i appreciate you calling our flag awesome

[@bored-dromaeosaur]

Same. It feels amazing to see how many random KZbinrs like our flag.

[@charlolel]

Correction: Quebec still claims Labrador to this day.

[@thomas_pâté1]

Correction : quebec clame a different border, not the whole labrador.

[@m.boivin8671]

Labrador was torn from Quebec by the Privy Council of London in 1927, following the shenanigans of certain financiers, to be attached to Newfoundland, then a British colony, and this, without the slightest reaction from the Government of Canada.

[@justinmaitland7335]

The dynamics of bc and Alberta would be complex to say the least.

[@sicsicksicks2954]

Aside from some people in Vancouver which has a shit ton of ontarian immigrants who basically have dumber politics than california the only problem British Columbians have with Alberta are that Albertans really cannot drive for shit and that a loud minority of Albertans are completely rude tourists who get in the way of locals trying to go about their business. My prediction is that pragmatism would win and BC and Alberta would end up being close allies cooperating on economic and military matters. Most people in BC really dont care about politics either way which is actually our problem because those who do tend to be assholes. The current wave of sort of pseudo eastern liberalism is coming to an end though because their idiotic economic management has made stuff too expensive for locals there are a lot of people who really want something new and the way the NDP locked down locals while allowing near free access for foreigners has completely pissed people off because we are ultimately quite localist/local first people. I just hope we dont go too far in the other direction and develop a reputation for outright hostility to outsiders.

[@ChanT3]

BC would wreck Alberta’s economy in comparison, it already does. Alberta would likely become a second world country without the help of Canada.

[@brodyleew1880]

Alberta supports the rest of canada! so ..um...you're welcome@@ChanT3

[@ChanT3]

@@brodyleew1880 I didn’t say they didn’t although British Columbia and Saskatchewan do a hell of a lot more

[@slickmechanical]

​@@ChanT3dude, Alberta accounts for 50% of CPP contributions and we are always a net donor to equalization payments having never received any. We literally float the Canadian budget. And we would do better than that if allowed to export our products to tidewater without restriction.

[@lisettelizo9789]

Ontario: Wow! BEing independent is great! Quebec: Wait- I was already independent in the 1st place. Manitoba: *Indiana Jones i n t e n s i f i e s*

[@uncanadien3272]

Lisette Lizo what

[@lisettelizo9789]

@@uncanadien3272 Please don't mind my humor, I have no life.

[@thepogona2391]

6:30 British Columbia also borders Alaska

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Place a bet, US would fight for BC just control the entire NW Pacific shore

[@hugostiglitz2388]

Gee, you must be really good with maps.

[@zhangye1006]

@@hugostiglitz2388 If you look on Google maps, there will be a narrow space on the far left side of BC’s land that belongs to Alaska. You can also take ferries over there.

[@hugostiglitz2388]

@@zhangye1006 If you look at a map it's called the panhandle. It's already US territory, so what's your point?

[@RC99_Productions]

I'm not Canadian (I'm British), but I've visited Canada once. It's a super cool place. Also, in my opinion, Canada has the best national anthem of any country. Seriously, it's catchy.

[@Hugo-cn9no]

AHAHAH the québec anthem that english administrators stolen from them and now no one know it in french except francophones, while it's the original what a joke

[@chrisp187]

@@Hugo-cn9no it's actually a tune stolen from Mozart's Magic Flute, so Quebec has no reason to gloat.

[@talonargy54]

As a Canadian high school student who has to hear the Quebecois version of the anthem every morning (when I’m not late for class that is 🤣) I would beg to differ. Edit: ok sorry that sounded kinda mean mb

[@kiara23422]

As a South African I completely agree, there's no reason for the Canadian anthem to sound so good

[@LeoneFamily]

7:35 New Brunswick is officially bilingual, why didn't you include the french speaking part of it? It would make much better sense to have Québec merge with New Brunswick instead of Newfoundland and Labrador.

[@ggtoine8074]

LeoneFamily yeah but it ain’t completely at all some people don’t speak French Quebec is way more bilingual

[@thomasprat7760]

Gg Toine Only the Montréal region tho (which is half of Québec’s population).

[@ggtoine8074]

Thomas Prat no all the big city in Quebec

[@sebnewlook]

not so important. They all gonna have to learn french. Eventually.

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

Acadia should merge with Quebec, not all of NB

[@Alfie.w]

The Crown as an entity is such an important part of relations with indigenous peoples that it would be very very tricky to get rid of the Queen.

[@RoosterSauce69]

Pass a bill to replace all reference to the crown with the office of President.. Not all too tricky..

[@Imman1s]

I still find weird that Canada has treaties with their own people. Treaties are between independent nations and are not needed for their own citizens. Either they are Canadians subject to the charter of rights and freedoms and as such have the same rights and duties as everyone else, or they aren't and as such should not be a concern of the Canadian government and taxpayers. And I have serious doubts monarchy in Canada will survive the queen because whoever comes next is not likely to live up to the task.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@RoosterSauce69 It is tricky though since you havebgo divert funding to a new government which would billions and then you have to pay for the security of the president. A monarchy is much cheaper and easier to manage.

[@Awedomeness]

God save the Queen, she will never leave

[@concept5631]

@@Awedomeness 😬

[@Ejb905]

One thing that many people don't know about Canada. There were and might still be laws in place to restrict inter provincial trade. In the late 80's and 90's we used to like Foster's beer but it wasn't available in Quebec. So friends of mine would go to Ontario, about 60km from Montreal to their ridiculous BEER STORE, and buy it in Hawkesbury or Cornwall Ont. To this day the Beer store still rules the beer industry in Ontario and its owned by the big breweries, Less so now as beer is available in some supermarkets and most liquor stores. But there still might be some products that are not legal to trade.

[@General.Knowledge]

Oh wow! That's odd

[@bohij3030]

Removing the lion from the flag of new brunswick removes the symbolism, it's a banner of arms, if you remove the lion you might as well change the coat of arms too, or just get a different flag

[@statelyelms]

Plus removing the red.. basically changes what'd be our national colours willy-nilly. I don't think he knows what he's doing here and just did what he, being exposed to just the physical flag and not even its symbolism for all of 13 seconds, felt right doing

[@trademarked2476]

All the provinces become independent. BC: immediately invades Alberta for oil

[@markdubois4882]

Watch BC fall face first at that one.

[@raiyne8089]

There is no way they could stand the cold! They probably would see the roads and be like: nope. Nope. Nope. Bye!

[@boreal9658]

@@markdubois4882 Lol yeah, what would they do invade here with their bicycles?

[@dennis2376]

LOL

[@HamishDuh2nd]

That would be like Quebec invading Ontario for English dictionaries. Nothing would make BC cyclists happier than running out of oil.

[@TheSiberianTravelDude]

This guy doesn’t know the backstories of these flags so he can’t say that it would look better different.

[@FullOfMalarky]

Yeah, he’s kinda talking shit. I like all the provincial flags. Also as an Ontraion? Ontariolite? Ontrian, that’s the right one, I don’t want to change Ontario’s flag.

[@elementallynx493]

@@FullOfMalarky Ontarian, lol I agree, I hate how he says we should remove the Ensign.

[@FezEmerald]

Personally I think SK's flag could be better designed. Why do we have the flower off to the side?

[@nickbrown6457]

@@elementallynx493 I agree. Why would anyone want to deny the history of Ontario, or any other province that uses the ensign or the George cross? Everyone should be proud of their history and celebrate it, you are British settlers after all. Ontario was primarily settled by the British, be proud of that and enjoy your flag. I'm British, but I'm proud of Canada as a fully independent country that we helped create, and an ally and friend. Canadian provinces could go down the route of some other ex-British territories around the world and replace their flags with random new flags (that often look like a child created them, in my opinion). It seems to be only small insignificant territories or countries, and ones that are very self conscious, insecure, and anti-British that seem to need to do this. Canada is certainly perceived as a strong independent post colonial nation, and not anti-British. Canada doesn't need to tinker around with it's provincial flags to prove this, like some impoverished sub-Saharan African state. Be proud of what you are. You were British. You're now Canadian. Enjoy your flags with their ensigns and George crosses and your history. We love you as you are, apart from Quebec, of course!

[@BenAnkenmann]

@@elementallynx493 The alternative he gave is pretty cool though.

[@jrt818]

I'm seem to remember Newfoundland being an independent commonwealth nation but giving up its independence. I believe it also was involved with a territorial dispute with Quebec over the Labrador border.

[@raiyne8089]

jrt818 reexer Yeah, it was, until, a little after world war two, it was independent.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

It was a british territory in NA until it was given to Canada.

[@Nx0-o1i]

@@pecadodeorgullo5963 It was actually an independent country between 1907 and 1934 before returning to colonial status

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@Nx0-o1i I know but it wasn't a colony after that point since it joined the UK.

[@Nx0-o1i]

@@pecadodeorgullo5963 It would still be considered a colony even though it's governed by Britain that's the point that's the difference between being a colony and being a dominion

[@canadianjesus4059]

The way you pronounced Saskatchewan and Newfoundland Hurts me. Its New fin land or New fin lind And the Saskatchewan... nope

[@GooberedON]

Hurt*

[@hennebury1520]

Christian Ash new-fin-land is the proper pronunciation

[@nelsonricardo3729]

@@GooberedON No. It hurt so much that the pain continues into the present.

[@xcmodev1558]

(Newfin’-land) and (Sas-katch-you-in)

[@Lemon-yw9yr]

morenauer he’s a English native speaker

[@finden3362]

Do it with China. China: Again?!?!

[@TheTattieShaw]

Join his discord and suggest this there if you want it done link in the description

[@Neeqh_]

Play EU4 if you want to see Ming desintegrate.

[@racaillou9885]

New 3 Kingdoms xD

[@General.Knowledge]

_three kingdoms intensifies_

[@kieranstark7213]

Next, do “Unknown Middle Eastern Countries” (and possibly “What If Each Russian District Became Independent”) if you haven’t yet!

[@dmx9122]

Alberta and Saskatchewan are more likely to join the US than BC.

[@JayTayD]

I live in Alberta and we are basically a US state lmao

[@catetmax1812]

a US state with a medical system

[@JayTayD]

catetmax 1 which our premier is looking to take away lol

[@murimurimrui]

Do you like paying high taxes for "free" health care?

[@SomeGoatedPerson]

@@murimurimrui The Taxes would be lower if the population was the same as the US

[@murimurimrui]

@@SomeGoatedPerson Uh... No it wouldn't. The Scandinavian countries are proof of that. Their populations are low, but their taxes are insanely high (higher than Canada in fact). And it's all due to the welfare and "free" healthcare.

[@JesseKuiper]

Australia and Austria: people always confuse us. Slovenia and Slovakia: we hear ya mates. British Columbia: hold my beer.

[@naponroy]

who confuses BC with... anything?

[@luketheduke169]

I remember seeing a episode of the grand tour with Colombia, and I was like ?.

[@summersky77]

@@naponroy I think Jesse just wanted the opportunity to make a 'Hold my Beer' comment on KZbin, but doesn't know how it works.

[@nochatter7134]

BC is North America no one confuses it with anything....stop exaggerating !!

[@naponroy]

@@nochatter7134 BC is North America? what?

[@goldenorc]

Why would Newfoundland and Labrador join Quebec? They would probably want to become a territory of the UK again or just be on their own.

[@DAFPvnk]

Yeah I always feel when GK does these separatist idea videos he just randopmly slaps regions together purely based on geographical location, not taking culture into account. Same with his hatred of the Union Flag on other country's flags. Many countries and regions are happy to be commonwealth - hence they keep the Union flag in their identity. It's just as much a part of a country's identity as any other item he points out :P

[@luketheduke169]

Geo Orc, exactly, we still want to be part of the U.K. because of how harsh Canada treats us, for ex: being mocked for clubbing seals, being mocked for stupidity, 15% tax, and Quebec is still trying to steal Labrador.

[@xavierbradbury-jost3155]

@@luketheduke169 Don't just blame Canadians, it's Americans and western Europeans that contribute as much if not more to these anti-seal hunt protests and eventually cause its economic momentum to shut down. Also if I may add, I'm pretty sure it's the Inuit that are the hardest hit by the seal-hunt mockery... just look at their economy and suicide rates

[@cyeeDaRealGoat]

LOL U SPELT NUNAVUT “ Nanavut” 😂 😂 8:45 plz do more Canada stuff cuz it’s hilarious

[@karmoka11]

Quebec has had 2 independance referenda in the last 50 years and still has a rather large independance movement. It's quite funny seeing someone who has no real background with canadian history give his take on it considering just how complex this whole thing is even for Québécois citizens. Your language division is not quite correct as it only takes into account native speakers. For instance, 94% of Québec speaks french, 50% is french/english bilingual. Around 100% of Ontario speaks english, 10% is bilingual. Part of new brunswick could join up with Québec considering their 33% of french speakers that are currently getting shafted.

[@juliacoves5873]

Nunavut's flag is dope tbh and I think it would be the most likely for the maritime provinces to join together instead of any of them joining Quebec

[@General.Knowledge]

It's one of my favorite flags!

[@Darium147]

Nunnavut should join to greenland

[@concept5631]

@@Darium147 Why?

[@Darium147]

@@concept5631 it has too little population, with Greenland would at least Make like 100 thousand

[@concept5631]

@@Darium147 That's still incredibly small.

[@SLVperso]

7:40 half of new Brunswick citizen speak french ... or maybe almost all of the new brunswickian speak half french :-).

[@SLVperso]

And the issue here 13:51 is that Native have many language, about 60 in Canada

[@cosmosgame1162]

Hi I'm a new Brunswickian myself also new Brunswick's flag should remain the same in the case of independence

[@cosmosgame1162]

About 25% of New Brunswick's population native language is French and most learn French as a second language

[@hirnse1801]

@@cosmosgame1162 yeah his suggestion is like removing the "brunswick" from the new brunswickian flag

[@owenplourde3934]

SLV most Canadians know French but it’s not our first or main language

[@billysbilbolag2050]

You say that there doesn't seem to exist any large rivalries between the provinces. But as I have understood things, there exists a huge rivalry between the eastern, and western provinces. I personally know a guy from Alberta, and he always goes on about how BC, AB, and SK should secede from Canada and form their own state. Mostly due to him not liking how all the economic output of the western provinces gets sent east to the people that "does not respect us and our way of life". I can of course not speak for him or these people, but i just thought it was worth mentioning.

[@Sinaeb]

true, Alberta: Don't take our oil money! Oil under 80$ Alberta: Help us!

[@Tony_Fortin]

SinBae so true 😂

[@silentjarl3110]

"oils all we got"

[@kieri9295]

Thanks for mentioning that! Not enough people out of the provinces have heard and it’s nice to know

[@kieri9295]

SinBae 🖕🏼

[@Kolateak_]

6:19 So I guess BC invaded Alaska too get their entire coast in this timeline?

[@raiyne8089]

Kolateak yeah, I believe they finally have tried to brave the icy roads.

[@SilvanaDil]

BC couldn't invade a slumber party.

[@luketheduke169]

If anything Alaska joined BC

[@btube2006]

*America:* Let me introduce the newest US territory. British Columbia.

[@Kyle120212XD]

LEAVE MY SUPER STRETCHED LION ALONE WE LOVE HIM

[@rrranes]

looks like those stretched memes, but it's cool

[@FezEmerald]

I assume BC loves their stretchy Union Jack

[@claytong2069]

?

[@claytong2069]

@@FezEmerald nope I don't and in from b.c.

[@hippo1705]

Ah its always fun to watch non-Canadians pronounce Saskatchewan😂

[@carlorjustcarl3675]

Sas-kat-che-wan?

[@michaelyannoulis3900]

@@carlorjustcarl3675 as some who lives in regina ye thats basically how u say it

[@Black_Bird_Red]

@@carlorjustcarl3675 Sas-catch-ew-wan

[@deadhandof9108]

​@@Black_Bird_Redwait you saying "sus cashew won" every time you say Saskatchewan? Seems bout right

[@Black_Bird_Red]

@@deadhandof9108 No I’m just bad at phonetic writing.

[@WanderingKat]

There are so many rivalries between the provinces that most Canadians already identify more strongly by their province than as Canadian. Unless there are outsiders involved. Then we are aggressively Canadian.

[@luketheduke169]

Kathryn Huzyk, yeah. Except when ur Newfie and ur accent is that heavy that people from the U.S. are in disbelief that u are Canadian and not Irish or Scottish.

[@caffgeek]

That's simply not true. Most Canadians refer to themselves as Canadian first, unlike Americans, who if you ask "where are you from" almost always give their state first.

[@serjent3986]

@@caffgeekQuebec and a percent of Alberta does this.

[@timothycook2917]

That was the strangest pronunciation of Saskatchewan I've ever heard in my life 😁😁🤣🤣

[@kaiserv88]

You deserve much more subscribesrs, you videos are such a good quality!

[@cratarata2278]

So Ontario can’t keep the Union Jack but the other flags can keep the Scottish flag and a french symbol. I’m pretty sure the person who made this video is just anti Uk

[@naponroy]

Agreed. And he didn't recognize the stylized Union Jack that is the NFLD flag.

[@Aren-1997]

Agreed, was thinking exactly the same thing! Was like, whats he gonna do with the French and Scottish symbols, but then just proceeds to keep those and remove every union jack in sight..... Canada would still have the jack in its flag today if it wasn't removed by the anti UK leader in the 60s without even a vote...

[@cratarata2278]

aren berberian exactly I mean I’m not all pro uk, but I know a anti uk attitude when I see one. Cause no way would he go, oh yeah you can keep the symbols of all these other countries,but not of this specific country

[@MajorKitty]

I actually really like the Canadian Red Ensign too it highlights what makes English Canadian different from the US and Quebec which is there association with Britain and the Commonwealth.

[@Reddog794]

Lol and doesn't know shit about the countries history

[@Koblac]

"Only two I can see changing their name, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island" Northwest Territories: bruh

[@TheTattieShaw]

Join his discord guys, talk with GK himself and other fans, you can also give ideas on there for future videos Link in the description

[@IVaV1]

Way to advertise it

[@jesariprkle]

"Others have not so great results matching nations in Africa" Dude what about British Columbia matching with Finland and Belgium. Finland is nordic and both of them are a part of Europe.

[@Zorg_Picklehelm]

As a Canadian (living in Québec) I totally agree and also if it ever happened Québec (which has more than half of Canada whole army) would be the most powerful of all of them

[@louisd.8928]

@@JollyOldCanuck The secession of a province is legal in Canada. Using the army to prevent that from happening would be illegal, and would likely cause a civil war.

[@louisd.8928]

@@JollyOldCanuck Ok, so your point is that because you hate a group of people because they have a different language and culture, the illegal use of state sponsored violence against then doesn't bother you? You have gone along with that mustachioed guy who became infamous somewhere between 1939 and 1945.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

"Come on, this isn't a US State." -General Knowledge, 2020

[@tornation5609]

“VIVE LE QUÉBEC LIBRE !” - Charles de Gaulle

[@oliviergemme5888]

non

[@labaguette3740]

Vive le Québec !

[@realkosherpork9223]

Vive le Québec et le Canada ensemble

[@Hugo-cn9no]

@@realkosherpork9223 Le Québec est le seul Canada, les territoires britanniques sont dépourvues de culture et d'Histoire.

[@LDV95]

Im pretty sure Nova scotia would elect Ricky as their new head of state

[@chad_b]

I'm from PEI and I'd be willing to them him be the head of the whole Maritimes lol

[@Maxmulham]

His tax plan: "Smokes, let's go".

[@matthewbent3523]

He played a character fighting for nova scotia seperation on archer

[@stellarktg5149]

What if Russian federal districts became independent? (Like, if you want this topic)

[@Epop_]

3:17 Lloydminster would probably cause a lot of issues for Alberta and Saskatchewan if they were to be independent of each other. The city exists in a weird limbo between the 2 provinces that would only get worse were there to be any issues regarding border policy.

[@Idunnohowabout7364]

1:09 So Northwest Territories is gonna remain Northwest Territories? Out of all the countries in the world it’ll have the worst name like I think it would rename itself something better

[@anonUK]

4:50 Scottish and French flags and emblems good. British and English flags and emblems ungood.

[@Hugo-cn9no]

you know Scotland is in Britain, Britain is England Wales and Scotland...

[@slyricky9502]

@@Hugo-cn9no I'm sure they do know. They were pointing out that the video creator said The union jack/English flag/symbols were negative while French and Scottish flag/symbols were positive

[@FairyCRat]

General Knowledge: to my knowledge, there is no intense rivalry between any of the 13 regions of Canada Quebec: **laughs in French**

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

I want to see jj McCullough do his own take on this

[@raiyne8089]

Yeah! It would be great coming from an actual Canadian, who knows about the inner going-ons in Canada.

[@HamishDuh2nd]

JJ is anti-Canadian. Every Canadian that doesn't want to become American in his fantasy north-American merger is by his definition Anti-American. He loves poking fun at Canada's inferiority issues with America, but will get very defensive when any Canadian is at all critical of America. He is a hypocrite and a shill columnist for the Washington Post. If you are happy being a Canadian citizen and you don't want to become American, be aware that J.J. is trying to change your mind.

[@reeledmermaid8555]

Same

[@Samuel_Rioux]

jj is annoying

[@StrawberryBats67]

@@HamishDuh2nd I mean he can try but he has some decent points on other topics seems to be an all-around good guy and he's the only conservative youtube I have found who I like to listen to

[@Nishkween]

Another interesting development from this scenario would be the independence of First Nations without Canada. There are pockets of land throughout Canada variable in size that are separate jurisdictions. Although very small in size I think many would seek their sovereignty and independence as nations (some are self-governing already) or seek new agreements with the newfound nations. The treaties they have with Canada would no longer exist so then what. Very interesting scenario.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

First Nations are happy in Quebec. In fact, wasn't it called the "French and Indian War" because everyone was against the greedy English ?

[@grrrriff]

Oh boy, I'd been waiting for this one! So interesting! Surely an independent Quebec's currency would be called "piastre" 😋

[@Xerxes2005]

Yes. And it's pronounced "piass".

[@pierrepellerin249]

une piastre is the equivalent of one buck, a slang both meaning dollar so Québec money would very likely be called dollar. It might just be blue instead of green :) although canadian money is very colorful...

[@gordonbutler3709]

I hope you know that Britain actually has almost no control over Canada

[@HamishDuh2nd]

If you've even seen the scope of the security detail when the Queen comes to visit, you would know that isn't true.

[@perlimpinpin101]

@@HamishDuh2nd When she comes here or the royal familly our taxes are paying for them

[@MajorKitty]

I might actually disagree with you on a need to change Ontario's flag cause it perfectly represents what Ontario is at it's core and what makes it different from the USA is that loyalty to Britain and the Commonwealth plus I actually kind of like the Canadian Red Ensign a bit more then the current maple leaf flag though that doesn't mean I don't like the maple leaf it's just I like the look of the Canadian shield a bit more. Too be fair though this is coming from a American loyalist who was born and still lives in Philadelphia ( Ironic isn't it XC ) so I'm a bit biased here but yeah I really wish I was living in Canada with how rough it's been here in the states lately.)

[@ChefZepirates]

Les quebecois en sueur. Je vous soutient les gas 👊🏼🇫🇷

[@labaguette3740]

Vive le Québec !

[@luketheduke169]

Somebody translate surrender to English.

[@Ozzy_2014]

The movement is real for a wexit! Alberta and Saskatchewan as their own nation.

[@raymondbenedict]

3:30 I see Alberta invading northern British Columbia in order to get access to the sea for the exportation of Albertan oil to foreign markets, not to menition we are not really united economically as many provinces have different customs regulations with regards to chesse, alcohol, etc. 4:25 the main reason why Ontario and Manitoba retain their red ensigns was an reaction to the federal government adopting the maple leaf flag, as it so happens the federal government were centre-left Liberals who wanted to be distant from Britain while Ontario and Manitoba had provincial governments that composed of pro-British Conservatives. 7:07 Newfoundland would never merge with Quebec due to different cultures(i.e. Francophone and Gaelic). An more obvious possible merger would be between Alberta and Saskatchewan(with the proposed name of Buffalo), resource-rich provinces led by similar conservative governments. 12:03 Quebecois

[@burinvoyager8964]

Hey we ain’t Gaelic we’re mostly English

[@raiyne8089]

Burin Voyager you have a point. And anyways, if we invade in the winter, we all know the BCers would be too scared to drive, so it would be relatively easy.

[@yqking2497]

Rainy Raiyne lmao try and go through some of out forests, and the mountains too. 😂😂😂😂

[@raiyne8089]

Yousef Qabbani we have those too. We have half of the rockies, and the whole north is covered in trees.

[@joshuathatcher8614]

Alberta wouldn't need BC, if they united with Saskatchewan like you say then they could invade the much smaller and weaker Manitoba to get the port of Churchill on the Arctic Ocean. Might not even have to invade honestly, I could see MB voluntarily uniting with AB/SK.

[@wurstkocher842]

I am an Austrian so I would be interested in "what if every Austrian State became independent"

[@karlosthejackel69]

Wurstkocher I hear Austrian under 15 year olds will be over 50% Islamic about 10 years, so maybe it will happen

[@LegendNinja41]

@@karlosthejackel69 Source? Straight out of your ass?

[@LegendNinja41]

Now i wanna see one for Germany.

[@DaDa-ui3sw]

Austria is not large enough to do that

[@karlosthejackel69]

@666 BRLN 999 Straight out of Pew research Europe

[@triky814]

As a Canadian from Nova Scotia I'm so happy that you've validated my claim that we have the best provincial flag!

[@nilswettlin2012]

But I'll be honest, Québec's is way better for a national flag

[@weeg2141]

With bcs flag you either love it or hate it

[@Hugo-cn9no]

Québec far better

[@triky814]

@@weeg2141 and I love it

[@oofintic5734]

@@triky814 Love from Scotland to Nova Scotia!

[@nolanmartin6601]

I dont see French being a problem at all. I grew up in Ontario, I learned French my entire schooling.

[@NarvT86]

same in Quebec with english.

[@thegreypenguin5097]

0:55 tbh I think NL, Ontario, and maybe BC and Alberta would keep the Crown.

[@snoopdogg7407]

It physically hurt to look at BCs flag without the union jack, the top looked empty

[@leeofthevoid]

I'm from bc and I'm cool with keeping it as it is tbh.

[@ildibaba11]

5:41 I mean, they probably would immediately try to become part of the states

[@ShadowWolfRising]

"With the only major independence movement being in Quebec." Have you been paying attention to Alberta lately?

[@realkosherpork9223]

It's already dead lol

[@FezEmerald]

Saska-tcha-wan also gets pissed whenever there's a left-winger elected for PM

[@Chipbar]

I’m so confused about why people keep saying this. I’m in Alberta and for the past year nothings really been happening when it comes to independence.

[@phunter-footballmanagermob5665]

@@Chipbar this didn’t age well, Wildrose Independence is polling at 16% provincially and has only been around for less than a year

[@francisvoyer]

@@phunter-footballmanagermob5665 Just know that as a Québécois, I'd support your sovereignty movement! More power to the provinces, let's goooo!

[@darkstar2874]

“There is no intense rivalry between them” Well... define intense. Assuming the division was a mutual agreement I don’t see any wars springing up but some provinces would definitely be closer than others; for example diplomatic relations between Alberta and Saskatchewan and Alberta and Quebec would be very different, and the Maritimes would be closer to each other than Newfoundland. I could see more “petty” skirmishes, minor border disputes, arguments over pipelines, that sort of thing (things we actually already have as provinces inside one country). I also don’t see PEI changing their name even if they became a republic, maybe BC but not PEI. Edit #2; Quebecian? The word you’re looking for is Québécois.

[@Ethan11892]

I think most likely Yukon would join British Columbia, NWT would join Alberta and Saskatchewan and Nunavut would join either Ontario or Greenland because most of its population is Inuit, the same group that makes up most of Greenland's population.

[@juliacoves5873]

Thank you for doing a video on Canada

[@billyshears9642]

6:28 what is that Michigan?

[@RJDA.Dakota]

Pronounced: NU-fund-Lin also s’sk-CACH-WAN. Love your videos. Oh, and I’ll probably be quizzed at the end of this video. 🙂

[@luketheduke169]

N O, it's pronounced New-f'n-Land.

[@Cybernaut551]

Among the best explainer video, Thank you! Santé!

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

But of trivia but all the Canadian Provinces would retain the monarchy upon independence. This is because of a system known as “Monarchy in the Canadian Provinces”. Just as Canada has a Governor-General to represent the monarch federally, each province has a lieutenant-governor to represent the monarch provincially. This institution would remain upon independence making each newly independent state remain a monarchy, unless the new country (most likely Quebec) were to decide otherwise

[@mcmeyer1785]

I generally really like your videos, but I wonder how much research went into this video? First, there is definitely some rivalry between provinces, like you mentioned in the end Quebec even has a sizeable independence movement. Alberta also seems to dislike Ontario, Quebec & BC for the power that they have. Second, there weren't mentions as to why Ontario, Manitoba & BC still have their British style flags. Stating that it is a problem is passing judgement to the people living there. What if they want to keep the flag? Is that wrong? Personally I know a lot of people that would like to keep the flag. You also didn't seem to know much about the flags of New Brunswick & PEI. I'm not saying they shouldn't change, but there are reasons for these flags existing today and hose weren't taken into account. Third, adding Newfoundland (not The Newfoundland) & Labrador to Quebec doesn't make any sense. Quebec speaks predominantly French and was a French colony, while Newfoundland & Labrador (as you mentioned) predominantly speak English and were a British colony. Newfoundland & Labrador would be more likely to join New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & PEI if they would join others, since there is a common history. It might look logical on a map, but that's about it. Fourth, Canada as a whole is supportive of the monarchy, while a lot of provinces would likely abolish the monarchy (especially the territories & Quebec), some might keep the Queen as head of state. Canada doesn't have any ties to the UK in regards to their sovereignty anymore, so that wouldn't change. The UK & Canada just share a monarch. Fifth, not all 'other languages' are native languages. This would obviously be more likely in the territories and sparsely populated regions in the north of Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba. Ontario and BC especially have large immigration populations, primarily from Asia. 'Other languages' would here most likely refer to Hindi, Punjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin and many other languages, or they would at least account for a large percentage of the 'other language' speakers. Sixth, I think it is very unlikely that a lot of provinces would keep French as an official language. I only see this happening for Quebec (for obvious reasons), where it is the only official language and they're quite protective of it; and New Brunswick, since it has a large minority of native French speakers and is the only bilingual province in all of Canada. All other provinces and territories have French speakers accounting for less than 10% of the population (as the graph you used points out). These provinces don't have any ties to the French language, history or culture. It's just that federal issues are dealt with in a bilingual fashion. BC as a province for example doesn't use French. And BC is an example where other languages rather than French are much more widely spoken. Finally, what really made me doubt the effort you put into research on Canada and your previous knowledge of the country is that you don't know how to pronounce Saskatchewan or Newfoundland. It did sound funny and could've been a joke, but it seemed like you just didn't know it. It is just one search on YT or Google to figure out how to pronounce something you will be discussing. I'm not here to speak on behalf of all of Canada, or even for someone for that matter, since I'm not Canadian, but I did frown a lot upon the things stated in this video. I'm a big fan, this one to me just missed the mark and seemed a bit sloppy. I'm not here to be hateful, that's not my intention, I just wanted to voice my opinion.

[@statelyelms]

YES! This all bothered me a lot. I understand that it's just for entertainment's sake but it really does not seem like he knows what Canada is like. A lot of these "predictions" just seem to be based off of what HE felt suitable, or currently felt wrong.. Ontarians like their flag very much. Provinces can, and have, changed their flags even while in Canada so any flags they have now are very likely to remain in the case of independence. And that joining of NL to Quebec definitely pissed off a bunch of Newfies, who are very proud of their province. Hell, if he looked into Canadian history a bit, he might've predicted that Newfoundland and Labrador would ask the United Kingdom to become an overseas territory again and it'd still be more realistic than the quebec thing. I bet he only did the Maritime Union because it "felt right" to bunch up those tiny, troublesome provinces into one.. and it was only by chance that it lines up with our shared cultures here in the very distinct Maritimes.

[@onehillyboi]

America: It's free Manifest Destiny

[@sagmilling]

What's with this "dump the union Jack" and the Crown. Don't fix what isn't broken.

[@jaspercottrell1140]

Yeah personally I think the union jack on some of our flags makes us more unique removing everything british would be unlikely in most places in Canada

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

It's the flag of another country, tf is it doing on our flags?

[@BramptonAnglican]

You mean the crown that was responsible for slavery and residential schools?

[@leondillon8723]

2:00)About 1875, BC was considering joining the US. 4:28)They could put the Maple Leaf Flag in the upper left corner 4:53)The NB, PEI and Saskatchewan lion looks like the one on the coat of arms used by Richard I(Plantagenet).

[@ammoniumphosphate]

I think there's a small movent for western canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and possibly Manitoba) for independence if you find that interesting

[@timjomic2741]

I think the movement is a lot larger than most other Canadians realize.

[@timjomic2741]

It's just muffled and subverted by the Canadian Government controlled media.

[@TheNuclearSquirrel]

General Knowledge: No rivalries! Quebec: *Flashback to 1999* FINALLY

[@dmx9122]

1999??? You mean 95'

[@TheNuclearSquirrel]

LoveJoy oops I guess

[@paranoidrodent]

@@dmx9122 Yep, it has already been 25 years. Four decades since the first referendum. An entire generation has grown up never experiencing the fun of national unity being the main issue and the two provincial parties who are associated with the national unity debate got slammed in the last Quebec provincial election. Unless Canada breaks down somehow, I just don't see the conditions getting any more favourable for independence than they were in the mid-90s. They younger generations of Quebecers are more outwards looking and the province is more diverse now. The old folks who remember being treated as second class citizens are pretty old now and even their kids (my generation) are greying. The BQ will persist as a regional/protest party but more and more younger Quebecers have a dual sense of identity (kind of like EU citizens do). They don't think Canada is perfect or view it quite the same way as the rest of Canada but they have a less divided sense of connection than their elders and view it as positive on the whole As someone who grew up during the referendum era, it's the rhetoric out in Alberta that worries me. I recognize that kind of regional anger.

[@TheNuclearSquirrel]

Noah Michel thank u

[@Tony_Fortin]

I think you underestimate the separatist and independent movement in Québec. There is still an important proportion of Québécois that want to separate from Canada. BUT, it’s important to know that it’s no where near as big or important as it once was, in fact the separatist movement is almost non existent amongst the younger Québec’s population so it’s unlikely to ever happen. There also was a rather important separatist movement in Alberta, but since their economy crashed in the last months, its almost gone.

[@denisashby5589]

And there are a lot of english speaking quebecs who would basicly start a civil war if quebec tried to leave

[@ephraimboateng5239]

I live in Montreal, and from what i see the movement is dying. Personaly, i want to keep Canada united, and i seems a crushing majority of people want that too. I know outside the big city, the separatist movement is a bit more active, but they would not be the most impacted by the changes and the Montreal region alone represent half the Quebec population.

[@Tony_Fortin]

Ephraïm Boateng I agree

[@raiyne8089]

Hey, General Knowledge, if you’re reading this, a good reference you can use when researching canada is McLeans magazine. Also, there is a huge separations movement in the west, as well as the on in Quebec. (sask. alberta, bc, not so sure bout the territories and Manitoba though.)

[@AnimusZen]

Independence or States-leaning?

[@kevinsensation911]

Fairly certain that in the first ten seconds you have Greenland as part of Canada in the map on the left. Denmark may have something to say about that.

[@smilne644]

Quebec almost became independent multiple times and many of the provinces have issue with different decision by the federal government. In addition, you ignored the native people that live in northern quebec that and ontario that might declare their own independence

[@robdaviesprogm]

Canada has Prime Ministers, not Presidents, therefore, I imagine the majority of them would probably retain this title for their head of state.