Reply #17: The simplest answer is that it would leave a very large hole in Canada. [View All]

[Screaming Lord Byron]

The more complex answer is that Quebec leaving may be like removing the flagstone to the Canadian arch. If Quebec leaves, it may damage the structure of the state beyond repair. Alberta and BC may go next, then the Maritimes. Quebec leaving scares Canadians because it is a genuine unknown. The third answer is that many of us take Quebec Nationalism as a personal insult, a slap in the face to our attempts to reconcile different races and create a multicultural society.
I would bet there are as many answers to this questions as there are Canadians.