What if Newfoundland hadn't joined Canada?

When Newfoundland and Labrador voted to join Canada, it wasn’t the only option being bandied about by politicians and the public.

He believes the argument in favour of a return to responsible government was mostly based on emotion and nationalism, however. Many people at the time thought that Canada was a big country and it would help take care of people in bad times, and Newfoundland would do the same for Canada. Rejecting Confederation, however, would leave Newfoundland out in the North Atlantic on its own.

The slogan for the Responsible Government League –– the group that advocated a mature and responsible government –– was, ‘Don't sell your country.’ Malone said there was a lot of talk about a rush to get Newfoundland and Labrador into Confederation and to be saved by Canada, but none of that was true.“We weren't in any rush, the rush was on Canada's side to keep us from joining America.""The States had just been in with 40,000 troops in Newfoundland and had millions and millions of dollars invested in Newfoundland," Malone points out.

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