"it could never ever be said that Quecbec owes their Anglo overlords anything ./weakening British-Orange power in the Americas."

Speaking on behalf of all Anglo/British/Orange overlords in Canada, I hereby grant our Canadian Catholic slaves, freedmen, and other categories of second-class citizens the temporary right to speak freely of your oppression and misery on this thread. Oh, stop all that bowing and scraping, and get on with it.

Oh, and when addressing those as well-versed in Canadian history and politics as Mr sorefingers, you needn't bother mentioning your sufferings under those cruel Anglo/British/Orange tyrants Martin, Chretien, Mulroney, Trudeau, Saint-Laurent, Laurier - oh, my, but the list does go on, back into pre-Confederation, back to Georges Cartier, lo, even unto LaFontaine ...