Wave a wand and break up Canada? “Don’t put your trust in magicians,” Prime Minister Jean Chretien, a Quebecer who opposes independence, said in a speech last week. “In the real world, there are no magic wands, and people have to pay their bills at the end of the month.” But if the referendum is defeated this time, the subject will surely come up again. One separatist leader has warned i! will be like an “unending visit to the dentist.”
