Why are the majority of active threads on the Canada forum about Quebec? (vs, activity)

[Mahrie]

Originally Posted by barneyg

USD is in the toilet? What the heck are you talking about?

World's 6 most widely traded currencies (source):
1. US dollar
2. Euro -> currently at ~12-year low vs. USD
3. Yen -> currently at ~8-year low vs. USD
4. Pound -> currently close to 5-year low vs. USD
5. Swiss franc -> except for last week's crazy bump, CHF vs. USD has been rather stable for past 5 years
6. Canadian dollar -> currently at ~5-year low vs. USD

Almost all central banks currently want a weak currency to boost exports while the US hasn't been pursuing that strategy as aggressively, so the USD has become stronger vs. most other major currencies.

Passing on your $1,500 purchase is actually a great thing for the Canadian economy. How about you buy some maple syrup with those savings?

barneyg, most people I know are expecting the US dollar to tank this fall, if not before.

Sources: POL ARE YOU EXPECTING AN ECONOMIC (OR OTHER) COLLAPSE THIS FALL?

REL GENRL TRUNEWS 1/21/15: Jonathan Cahn "The Mystery of the Shemitah"

I live in Canada. I can get Maple syrup for free from any one of hundreds of trees around where we live.


Blessings,


Mahrie.

[Daywalk]

Originally Posted by Mahrie

barneyg, most people I know are expecting the US dollar to tank this fall, if not before.

Sources: POL ARE YOU EXPECTING AN ECONOMIC (OR OTHER) COLLAPSE THIS FALL?

REL GENRL TRUNEWS 1/21/15: Jonathan Cahn "The Mystery of the Shemitah"

I live in Canada. I can get Maple syrup for free from any one of hundreds of trees around where we live.


Blessings,


Mahrie.

"Everyone is expecting", alright, so it hasn't happened yet.

The U.S. dollar has actually been gaining grounds in the last 2 years in terms of world payment usage.

RMB breaks into the top five as a world payments currency

[barneyg]

Originally Posted by Mahrie

barneyg, most people I know are expecting the US dollar to tank this fall, if not before.

Sources: POL ARE YOU EXPECTING AN ECONOMIC (OR OTHER) COLLAPSE THIS FALL?

REL GENRL TRUNEWS 1/21/15: Jonathan Cahn "The Mystery of the Shemitah"

I see. Looks like those people you know may be able to make a heck of a lot of money on the futures market, as USDX futures are currently trading at higher than today's price. Surely that's got to be wrong according to the people you know.

[Mahrie]

Originally Posted by barneyg

I see. Looks like those people you know may be able to make a heck of a lot of money on the futures market, as USDX futures are currently trading at higher than today's price. Surely that's got to be wrong according to the people you know.

I'm not a Wall Street specialist, but...

you might find this interesting. Millions do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3WU...I6VmwBjQLpFb0g


Mahrie.

[Mr Blue Sky]

To answer the original question....

"Quebec" is to the Canadian Forum what "France and Muslims" is to the European one.

If someone (generally not Québécois or indeed even Canadian) wants to implement a discussion or rake over old issues for personal entertainment and/or to boost their own feelings of self importance then "Quebec" is a pretty safe bet. You may possibly find that the OP has no interest in talking, just having their own opinions validated.

[Bonjour185]

Phillippe Couillard.

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by Mr Blue Sky

To answer the original question....

"Quebec" is to the Canadian Forum what "France and Muslims" is to the European one.

If someone (generally not Québécois or indeed even Canadian) wants to implement a discussion or rake over old issues for personal entertainment and/or to boost their own feelings of self importance then "Quebec" is a pretty safe bet. You may possibly find that the OP has no interest in talking, just having their own opinions validated.

THIS!

[iNviNciBL3]

Originally Posted by Mr Blue Sky

To answer the original question....

"Quebec" is to the Canadian Forum what "France and Muslims" is to the European one.

If someone (generally not Québécois or indeed even Canadian) wants to implement a discussion or rake over old issues for personal entertainment and/or to boost their own feelings of self importance then "Quebec" is a pretty safe bet. You may possibly find that the OP has no interest in talking, just having their own opinions validated.

You know its easy to see the most replied posters on these threads right?

For the "Is Canada better off with or without Quebec" thead

http://www.city-data.com/forum/misc....sted&t=2280000

Mhhmm blame it on all the non Quebecois / non Canadians.

[hobbesdj]

Originally Posted by iNviNciBL3

You know its easy to see the most replied posters on these threads right?

For the "Is Canada better off with or without Quebec" thead

http://www.city-data.com/forum/misc....sted&t=2280000

Mhhmm blame it on all the non Quebecois / non Canadians.

Large swaths of Quebecois want to seperate? Blame the Americans!

As far as I can see, every single one of the Quebec seperation threads has been started by a Canadian or a Quebecois, and almost exclusively involves Canadians/Quebecois. I don't know how the "blame the Americans" card can work here.

[WIHS2006]

What's up with these constant Quebec independence threads? They are even starting to pop up in other sections of this forum.

Here's the other thing, these threads are most often started by the same 5 or so people. Are they part of some sort of PQ "internet army" with orders to flood the web with Vive le Quebec libre nonsense?

Here's the reality about things:

The younger Quebecers are, the more likely they are to vote Non. The staunchly federalist La Presse twisted the knife in the aftermath of the PQ’s rout with a CROP poll of 18-to-24-year-old Quebecers: Not only would just 31% vote Oui, but only 44% agreed sovereignty was even realistic, while 65% agreed the debate was “outdated” and 68% agreed that being Canadian was part of their identity.
At some level, today’s PQ must be aware of these losing conditions. It is widely accepted that Pierre Karl Péladeau’s fist-pump for separatism, on stage with Pauline Marois in Saint-Jérôme, was a very negative turning point.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02...self-delusion/

The desperation of the PQ and their delusional supporters spamming the Canada forum is evident ...