It'll never happen anyways. Most Quebecians know that they need us more than we need them. If they were to split they would have no way to sustain themselves as the only semi-important resource they have is wood (something we have much more of). They would either come crawling back to us or be stolen by the USA.
Never underestimate the stupidity and irrationality of nationalism. Speaking as a nationalist myself, I know what it does to people.
Also don't forget that if they went, we'd be devastated by the loss of people. Quebec, being the second-largest province in population, provides a lot of people for the workforce...people we couldn't replace.
And I can never see them opting for statehood or even US Commonwealth-status. Even they know that they would have no chance of maintaining their unique culture under US rule. The Americans would never recognize any of the priveleges they had with us.
Ewww. Why would we want them?
Poutine, Quebec has excellent poutine. And your Democrat Party would get a large boost in the polls.
But you can't have them. They may be a pain-in-the-ass, but they're
our pain-in-the-ass.