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Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly
Labrador has mining, which is just as risky as oil. But if the entire mining industry collapses (and it hasn't been that stable in recent months anyway) there's nothing to fall back on. Labrador independence isn't in Labradors best interests.
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I think Labrador's case would be on the basis of it's small population, about 25,000, and minimal infrastructure. Their argument is that they'd generate substantial revenue from mining and have little in the way of costs and be able to weather the storm because of that in the same was as the Yukon. Minerals that are extracted wouldn't have been sent to Long Harbour, processing would have been done in Labrador. They'd have a large stake in electricity production and feel they'd be better off managing their own environmental matters (hunting and such) and conservation, as well as better relationships with respect to First Nations, who would be up front in provincial/territorial politics rather than more or less forgotten.
I think Newfoundland benefits a lot more from Labrador than many people give credit for, and that Labrador would be much more self-sufficient than people think.