The Invasion of Quebec

The tanks rolled into the Eastern Townships at roughly 3 Am to the surprise and shock of all of the people living along the borders of Vermont, New Hampshire, New York and Maine, not to mention to all of the people of Quebec. Most of the population along the borders heard the noise, the confusion and the rush of bombings and gunfire to finally realize that the United States had decided that enough was enough with the civil war raging to try and capitalize on the situation to invade and therefore claim Quebec as an extension of the States.

After the Sept. 4 elections, several things began to take shape and to change for the worse. Once in power, the Separatist Party of Quebec, which had won the elections, had decided that it was now or never to try to stage a last ditch effort at separation. With only a 52 per cent popular vote in Quebec, most had thought that a referendum was or would be impossible. What the experts hadn't figured was that in a referendum, over 80% of the people would come out and vote in favor of separation. Why was just a question for observers and the rest of Canada, where most had wanted to be rid of Quebec and their whining that they weren't being given a fair shake by the rest of Canada.

Solidarity leader, Paula Martin, had the desire to create a country out of Quebec her whole life. It was only after years of futile efforts, in a life of politics, that she would realize her dreams. Born into a poor family without even the luxury of indoor plumbing, her father was a farmer who did the best he could while trying to raise a family of 8 with just what he sold at market from his garden. She realized at a young age that she had nothing but her smarts and vision if she ever wanted to succeed at anything.

This is the first excerpt of the upcoming fictional novel that Tommy and I are collaborating on. We've put a lot of time and research into this project and when finished, we're hoping that this will be a very entertaining story for all. Remember that this is fiction, where we take advantage of all kinds of recent events!