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>What is the Anerican reaction? Puzzlement? Sympathy? Disbelief? I think it's puzzlement. Not that someone would want to seceed but that someone would permit and honor a referendum. There's no secession clause in the constitution, and since 1865 it's been understood that you can't seceed. If there were a referendum in Pennsylvania and 100% voted to seceed, the rest of the country would barely notice because it's just not possible to do it. I'm an ignorant American and there's no reason for Canadians to explain things slowly and carefully to ignoramuses down here, but I'd also like to know if the Canadian constitution permits secession. If it doesn't, why are these divisive referenda tolerated? >Did Parizeau's parting speech get reported in the U.S.? He blamed the >defeat on "money and the ethnic vote." It sure wasn't reported where I live. Then again, where I live we don't even get news about Harrisburg. Selzer [log in to unmask] Jack Selzer, Associate Professor of English Department of English Penn State University University Park, PA 16802 Phone: 814-865-0251