It is a wild assumption that all those people in government of Canada jobs would want to stay in Quebec. Surely many of them would follow their existing job back to Canada. It is equally bizarre to assume that the existing jobs would map one-to-one onto roles required by the government of Quebec.
That was not ever going to happen other than as a kind of welfare scheme.
slyboy1974 on
Huh?
Someone should explain to this genius that federal public servants work for….the Government of Canada.
Federal public servants who live in Quebec work to serve all Canadians, including their fellow Quebecers.
It is the federal governent that would make decisions about allocating human resources…
WhateverItsLate on
It really isn’t reassuring that the people leading the charge for an independent Quebec don’t seem to understand jurisdiction. There really isn’t a lot of overlap between Federal and Provincial powers and responsibilities. The territory they get may not even include the Outauoais region.
The Federal government would not need to have offices over the long term in Quebec if they separated. It would also be strange for them to keep offices in a foreign country – it would be like renting office space in Detroit or Seattle. Currently, Federal public servants must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents, so some of that would depend on how an independant Quebec would grant citizenship.
Depending on how separation and security go, there might not be free movement between countries. That could be challenging for people who live in the new Quebec but work in Canada – not a huge issue since people living near the Canada/US border have done this for many years.
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That’s a very odd thing to be outraged about.
It is a wild assumption that all those people in government of Canada jobs would want to stay in Quebec. Surely many of them would follow their existing job back to Canada. It is equally bizarre to assume that the existing jobs would map one-to-one onto roles required by the government of Quebec.
That was not ever going to happen other than as a kind of welfare scheme.
Huh?
Someone should explain to this genius that federal public servants work for….the Government of Canada.
Federal public servants who live in Quebec work to serve all Canadians, including their fellow Quebecers.
It is the federal governent that would make decisions about allocating human resources…
It really isn’t reassuring that the people leading the charge for an independent Quebec don’t seem to understand jurisdiction. There really isn’t a lot of overlap between Federal and Provincial powers and responsibilities. The territory they get may not even include the Outauoais region.
The Federal government would not need to have offices over the long term in Quebec if they separated. It would also be strange for them to keep offices in a foreign country – it would be like renting office space in Detroit or Seattle. Currently, Federal public servants must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents, so some of that would depend on how an independant Quebec would grant citizenship.
Depending on how separation and security go, there might not be free movement between countries. That could be challenging for people who live in the new Quebec but work in Canada – not a huge issue since people living near the Canada/US border have done this for many years.