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Letter: Anyone remember when? Published on Monday, November 2, 2009 Email To Friend    Print Version Dear Sir: I am a long-time Caribbean American reader of TCI Net News. I read each issue and letter, pertinent to the specific problems in TCI currently with a combination of dismay and a “what if” feeling. I distinctly remember some years ago, there was a much talked- about proposal by some in Canada and TCI to be annexed and become one nation. It was gaining some steam. Then there was an interview given by M. Misick, the then Chief Minister/Premier, to a Canadian newspaper or a radio station. In that interview he seemed to let all of the air out of movement to unite with Canada. His reasoning seemed as if he had the best plans for the country, all of the well-worn rhetoric, but I guess he had plans alright, plans for himself and his friends, not the people of TCI. I really think that if the annexation had gone through, there would be no constitutional problems as there are currently. I am of the opinion that although there would be other types of problems, the general welfare of the islands would be better than it is currently. Brian Bishop Baltimore, MD   Reads : 410 Back... Comments: U N Owen: If that annexation had gone through, the Canadians, instead of the Brits, would be responsible for the debts incurred by Misick and crew. Even if the Misick government had never been elected, there would be moaning here about Canadian colonialism! The Canadian masters would then have been the source of all our problems! Back... Send us your comments!   Send us your comments on this article for publication in our Readers' Forum or as a Letter to the Editor. All fields are required and in the interest of openness and transparency we will no longer accept anonymous submissions. We therefore request that all submissions include a name for publication, regardless of content. We will in special circumstances protect a writer's identity only after we have established good cause for anonymity, otherwise we will not be able to publish the submission. For your contribution to reach us, you must (a) provide a valid e-mail address and (b) click on the validation link that will be sent to the e-mail address you provide.  If the address is not valid or you don't click on the validation link, it will be a waste of your time typing your submission because we will never see it! Your Name: Your Email: (Validation required) Comments: Enter Validation Code *