East Timor and Toronto Star

Toronto Star: Somewhat similar arguments applied to the secession of East Timor and South Sudan. The velvet divorce between Slovakia and the Czech Republic was mutually agreed to, according to The Star. Scots have the right to decide it in their referendum, just as Quebecers did. Scots had voluntarily joined England and Wales in 1707 and now they may just as voluntarily leave. But should they and When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Toronto Star was the first newspaper in North America to call for the recognition of Ukraine and other former Soviet territories as independent states. During the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, a similar call went out for the recognition, among others, of Macedonia. Similarly, Kosovo deserved its independence. Those judgments, which proved prescient, were easy totalitarian states were breaking up and using violence against long-subjugated peoples. What about Scotland peacefully seceding from the United Kingdom? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.