With regards to Quebec. There was a similar question whether a "Yes" vote actually meant Quebec could separate without the rest of the country's approval. Furthermore, there were further complications by Aboriginal groups who are technically "sovereign nations" under Canadian Law who did not trust the Quebec government (they don't trust the Federal government already). They had threatened to declare their own independence from Quebec should a "Yes" vote actually meant separation. This was a contentious issue as most of Quebec's electricity was generated on Aboriginal territories. Finally, there was an issue whether the military would receive orders to withdraw, and how to deal with French-Canadian members. French-Canadians form a significant part of the Canadian military. Finally, there were economic issues as well. Quebec would have no currency, and since they had received "equalization" payments (other provinces gave Quebec money under federal oversight), other provinces felt they were "owed" this money back.
(As an aside, there is a Canadian military "MRE" (IMP) called Chinese-style beef macaroni. How is macaroni Chinese you may ask? It is actually a popular Quebec Chinese restaurant dish, so basically it's comfort food for French-Canadian soldiers)
So basically any implication that separation was just a matter of voting and saying your good byes is a gross oversimplification at best.
Furthermore, the current provincial government is not a pro-independence party. In fact, they specifically disavow separatism for the purpose of getting the best deal for Quebec. When the separatist party was in power, the interests of Quebec were actually harmed since whatever majority party formed the federal government essentially ignored Quebec. Now that the Quebec political situation is more settled and stable, they have been enjoying a lot of economic growth.
This just shows how are friends interpretation of the world is simplistic at best. I think Chinese living in Canada should throw a spanner in the work by declaring British Columbia independent. Lol