The Secession of Quebec and the Future of CanadaRobert Young discusses the ways in which Canadians might reconstitute their country after Quebec separates and considers possible political and economic arrangements between Quebec and Canada - the "association" aspect of sovereignty-association - including the breakdown of economic cooperation. Arguing that the long-term future of Canada and the shape of Canada-Quebec relations will depend on how the transition to sovereignty takes place, Young provides a clear and detailed analysis of how the transition is likely to occur. His discussion addresses major issues to be negotiated during the secession - citizenship, national debt, borders, armed forces and public service, commercial and economic relations, currency, First Nations, minority rights, mobility and immigration, and environmental matters. For comparison, Young draws on the experiences of other countries where peaceful secession has occurred, including Czechoslovakia. The second edition includes a new preface and concluding chapter that discuss to what extent the situation has changed since the referendum of 1995. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Canada without Quebec | 9 |
Economic Relations between Canada and Quebec | 29 |
The Currency and Monetary Policy | 41 |
Political Relations between Canada and Quebec | 48 |
Does Economic Integration Require | 60 |
Determinants of Centralization and Decentralization | 75 |
TO SOVEREIGNTY | 87 |
Secession with Polarization | 235 |
The Longterm Outcomes | 252 |
The 1995 Referendum and the Yes That Wasnt | 265 |
The Logic of the Referendum Campaign | 291 |
Had the Yes Side Won | 312 |
Manoeuvring towards the Next Referendum | 339 |
What Would Happen after a Yes in | 375 |
Notes | 403 |
The Comparative Politics of Peaceful Secession | 127 |
The Negotiations | 176 |
The Rest of the Separation | 213 |
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