e allowed to use Canada Customs and Revenue Agency to monitor border crossings and collect duties and taxes. They would have to develop their own military rather than rely on the Canadian Department of National Defense to offer assistance or protection in times of peace or war. The new nation would have to assume a role on its own within the international arena whether it be peacekeeping efforts or military alliances. All forms of economic support would be terminated once a province seceded from Canada. Grants would not be forth coming to assist with labour market programs or health and education. Funding for programs would be the sole responsibility of the new nation and development of programs and services would be no longer be given assistance by Ottawa.Borders would have to be redrawn so that those groups or regions within the province that did not wish to secede remained part of Canada. Those people who did not wish to remain would have to be relocated and compensation awarded by at the expense of the new nation. Along with people choosing to leave on their own, the relocation of federal departments would have to occur. The loss of workers and their families would have serious effects on the work force of the new nation. Provisions would have to be included so that for a province to secede they must have a significant majority of the population vote in favour of secession. Secession could not occur if only a small majority of the people were in favour of forming a new nation. It would have to be a clear-cut significant majority (minimum 75 percent) in favour of the move to secede. It would be impossible to allow for a 51 percent of a province to make a decision for the remaining 49 percent.It would be imperative that all the consequences of seceding from Canada be outlined and included in a provision in the constitution. There would be no surprises nor any cause to complain after a province made a decision to secede. ...
