Tag Archives: Canada

The lessons of Quebec for Scotland – ‘political, economic, and social chaos’

Posted on 18 June 2021 by Roger White

The No Thanks! blog has an unlikely affinity to Quebec. You’ll notice the blog URL is ‘mercinon’. That’s because ‘nothanks’ wasn’t available when I started the blog in 2014. Your humble author had also visited the province longer ago than … Continue reading →

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Happy Canada Day!

Posted on 1 July 2016 by Roger White

1 July is Canada Day, when that great and diverse country celebrates its Canadian-ness. I’m not trying to hi-jack their celebrations to the cause of British unity I believe in. Still, it is worth pausing for a minute to reflect … Continue reading →

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Referendum day is here!

Posted on 18 September 2014 by Roger White

What happened in Quebec should happen in Scotland. If you’ve got a vote, vote No! Continue reading →

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No Thanks! – Non Merci!

Posted on 12 July 2014 by Roger White

An article in The Independent newspaper yesterday prompted me to set up the No Thanks! blog and to make this my first post. And the French? Best to quote from The Independent “Non merci” said the poster behind Pierre Trudeau, the … Continue reading →

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