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I believe the problem is Quebec has a poor economy and figured to lose out economically and in subsequent trade deals if they became independent. Catalonia on t
by ritchiea 9y ago
I believe the problem is Quebec has a poor economy and figured to lose out economically and in subsequent trade deals if they became independent. Catalonia on the other hand is ~20% of Spain's economy and ~15% of the population so on the national level there is an interest in keeping Catalonia as part of Spain against the wishes of the Catalan population. Canada has leverage if Quebec wishes to secede, Spain doesn't have leverage with Catalonia.
- smallnamespace 9y agoSpain definitely would have leverage with Catalonia if it acts (acted?) in a responsible and sane manner -- Catalonia's economy would take a huge hit if it doesn't achieve international recognition or EU membership, and Spain can influence that quite a bit.
- VHRanger 9y agoA quick googling would show you Quebec is also 20% of Canadian GDP and 15% of Canadian population. Quebec moreover cuts off maritime provinces from the rest of Canada
- slededit 9y agoAt the time of the referendum Quebec was subsidizing the rest of Canada through equalization payments. More recently they've been on the receiving end but that has not been true for most of its history.