I read this article on The Guardian, posted on September 18, 2014.
The article states that most of the Nova Scotia firms in the United Kingdom seem to have very little or no concern about the outcome of the vote on Scottish independence and stand firm on the fact that no matter what the outcome of this voting may be, Nova Scotia companies will continue to do business with Scotland. Scotland is a significant trade partner for Nova Scotia, including in the energy, fisheries and ocean tech sectors,” says Frazer Egerton, director of trade policy in the Department of Economic, Rural Development and Tourism. “We look forward to continuing and growing our trade relationship, whatever the decision of the Scottish people.”
Scott Long, Music Nova Scotia’s executive director, said the mission to Glasgow was an important market research effort.“As a province we have been targeting the UK as a strategic music market for some time, but with particular emphasis on London. Glasgow is increasingly becoming a major epicentre for the discovery of new music. Connecting with buyers in Glasgow is the next logical step to a successful export strategy in the U.K.”
I reckon what caught my attention to this article was that no matter what the final outcome of a huge decision of freedom for Scotland, the firms from a province in Canada would still carry on it’s trade even if there will be a whole new set of regulations if Scotland did separate.