Group of separatists hope to create new Province of Vancouver Island

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Group of separatists hope to create new Province of Vancouver Island:

A group of separatists are pitching the idea that Vancouver Island becomes its own province.

When the Hudson’s Bay Company built the iconic Bastion building in Nanaimo in 1853, it wasn’t in British Columbia – it was in the Colony of Vancouver Island.

However, in 1866, Vancouver Island merged with British Columbia.

Now a group of separatists is hoping Vancouver Island will become its own province by 2021.

“Right now we are five times as large as PEI,” says Laurie Gourlay of the Vancouver Island Province Movement.

“We are bigger than six provinces and territories in population. When you look at the size of the island, the resources, and infrastructure – we have what it takes to be our own province but we just haven’t taken steps to proclaim it yet.”

The island is well known for forestry, mining and tourism.

“We already have our Legislature in Victoria, and we would encourage the Mainland to start looking for where they can relocate their Parliament Buildings,” says Gourlay.

“Canada has the historic anomalies of smaller provinces, based on history, like PEI and Nova Scotia,” says Leonard Krog, NDP MLA for Nanaimo.

“We don’t have that excuse or explanation here, and I suspect most people wouldn’t support the concept of a Province of Vancouver Island, as intriguing as it might be.”

http://globalnews.ca/news/763421/group-of-separatists-hope-to-create-new-province-of-vancouver-island/

Original flag of the Colony of Vancouver Island.

[мeтpо]

lol

[Guest]

Oh man. I need to get the hell off this Island

[Magikal]

Let's just focus on creating Cascadia as an independant nation.

[Dion Phaneuf]

Dumb idea is dumb. Cut off all trade with the island and watch them suffer.

[Ray_Cathode]

So long as the Islanders take their share of the provincial debt and cover their fair share of costs re the ferry system, I have no problem with it. I'm sure they will remain as underrepresented federally as BC is. They can also handle their own negotiations with first nations - good luck with that. If they wanted to leave Canada, I'd be okay with that too - just more NDP ridings gone and good riddance.

[CanuckClown]

Umm, why?

[мeтpо]

Umm, why?

[Coconuts]

Forget it, I'm an islander and I'm not a fan of this idea at all.

[Peaches]

What an awful idea.

[Plum]

Sarcasm?

[Canucks_fo_life]

Good, I hate Vancouver Island, ever go to Tofino? Man, people out there have no idea what the rest of Canada, if not the world, is, they're a bunch of secluded surfing hippies.

[Common sense]

Say goodbye to subsidized BC Ferries rides.

[Peaches]

Good, I hate Vancouver Island, ever go to Tofino? Man, people out there have no idea what the rest of Canada, if not the world, is, they're a bunch of secluded surfing hippies.

[The Bookie]

Why would secluded hippie surfers inspire hate? If it's not your thing it's not your thing, but, really that's just an odd reaction to have.

[Edler0023]

wow

[VICanucksfan5551]

Hahahaha

They better make that random Buddhist temple filled with hippies the new parliamentary building

[Drouin]

New NHL team, : Vancouver Islanders

[n00bxQb]

So long as the Islanders take their share of the provincial debt and cover their fair share of costs re the ferry system, I have no problem with it. I'm sure they will remain as underrepresented federally as BC is. They can also handle their own negotiations with first nations - good luck with that. If they wanted to leave Canada, I'd be okay with that too - just more NDP ridings gone and good riddance.

[canuckbeliever]

Good, I hate Vancouver Island, ever go to Tofino? Man, people out there have no idea what the rest of Canada, if not the world, is, they're a bunch of secluded surfing hippies.