So it's been a day since Canada's PM Harper announced that Canada would consider Quebec a nation within Canada.

After this surprise decision, I'm still left wondering why Harper would do such a thing? I mean Harper has opened a huge can of worms. Understandably, he was trying to undercut the Bloc who were trying to introduce a bill that would declare Quebec a sovereign nation period. Not within Canada. So I can see his justification. But really I think that he's taken them a step closer. Fine, he may have avoided the sovereignty bill by giving them nation status within Canada, but how long will it be before they come and ask for complete seperation? I mean they are going to claim that they're already a nation within Canada. I also think that to some extent, Harper's hands are tied. He's trying to maintain a fragile minority government, that in recent polls, has slipped into a tie with the Liberal party. I mean one only has to look at recent proposed tax cuts to see that he's trying to win voters.

I for one believe that we should just give Quebec soverignty. I'm tired of spending tax payer money every 10 years on a referendum. A few things though: they have to pay back their portion of the debt, they can't use our dollar, they can't use our passport and lastly they can't rely on Canada for anything. Let's see them survive on their own.

Although, to be totally honest, I think this will just lead to other provinces seperating as well. I mean Alberta is so rich in resources and money, Canada is probably dragging them down. I can see a day in the not so distant future where the country of Canada will be known as the United Soverign Nations of Canada (USNC).

Can you believe this?  This is an outrage!  They keep tasering this student at the library of all places.  They keep asking him to get up, but how can you possibly get up after having had a spurt of electricity sent through your body that is designed to cripple you to some degree?

The worst part about this whole thing is that while I was surfing around hoping to read about people's outrage surrounding this issue, I actually found posts about people who agreed with what had happened!  I mean let's be realistic, this guy is a) sitting at the library, b) he's not drunk and c) poses no threat to the police officers safety.  Was there a need to taser this guy 5 times in the course of 6 minutes?  This is quite clearly a case of police over stepping their bounds.  I'd like to think that this has nothing to do with race, but you've got to wonder sometimes.  Would this have happened had it not been someone of colour?  Let alone someone who is muslim?

The other thing that shocks me is that I wonder how many incidents occur for every incident that is recorded.  I mean this guy has a legitimate case to prove that these officers acted out of order, but how many cases occur every day where it becomes the victim's word against the police officer?

I would like to think that the world that is being transformed into a global multicultural melting pot with people becoming more understanding of others cultures, but after seeing this I have to wonder if we're not degenerating back into neanderthals.