Letting Conservatives Speak...
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Shadow said...
Don't let Quebec separate, it would give Harper a comfortable majority !!
Hmm ...
Could this be why a lot of western Canadians want Quebec kicked out of Canada, where as Liberals are fighting for it to stay ?
Interesting to think about.
12 June, 2010 17:26
And I was worried about those guys being Canada's worst nightmare. What was I thinking?
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Support for separatists, Liberals has trended down in and out of Quebec.
ReplyDeletePlan B for the separatists is too anger the ROC because those inside QC are not rallying behind Gilles.
The funny thing (sad actually) the Liberals and Democrats are busy helping the separatists.
1) Demand QC get extras seats regardless of population does not warrant it.
2) Support French language requirement for supreme court judges.
3)Ram Bill 101 into Federal buildings.(NDP)
The Lib-Dem are trying to appease the separatists who won only 38.1% popular vote but managed to win 65% of the seats.
Is this part of the secret coalition deal?
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteYou're nothing if not consistent. I'll say that for you!
Now to your points:
1) Agree with you that that has to be a decision based on demography;
2) Absolutely. We live in a two-Canada nation. One part where much of the population aspires to, or is in fact, functionally bilingual and another which has decided quite deliberately that it is an "English-only" country for all intents and purposes. That's why we have so many learned jurists who never gave a moment's thought to even acquiring the most basic skills in the so-called national second language...speaks volumes about where people's heads are REALLY at, doesn't it?
They don't seem to be like this Prime Minister who busted his ass to become fluent in French. But then again, he wasn't a lawyer. They really are a class onto themselves. Take it from me;
3) Again, this is a perfect ace for the federal goverment. Too bad no one seem to see it. Agree to this but extract a major concession from Quebec IN RETURN. That's how the game should be played, isn't it.
As for the coalition that is going nowhere -- count on me to let you know as soon as it flies. Roughly speaking, that should be in about five to ten years.
You say 'consistent', I call factual.
ReplyDeleteThe back room strategists will find a way to wrest control. The LPOC don't have a history of being loyal or patient with their leaders.
A majority is the best thing for the rebuild. The next campaign will be fought with that backdrop by the CPC. The other can pretend and deny it, but Canadians will have to make the a choice of CPC majority or a Coalition led by Lib-Dem with Gilles have a veto.
I disagree with your view the English camp are responsible for the bilingual promise.
The Separatists derive their support from unilingual French speaking Quebecers. Bill 101 is not about equality or protection of the minority language rights in QC.
In 2011-2012 more shifts in priorities will take place.
Sun TV will be necessary to counter the MSM fixation on exaggerting the small issues.
Canadian Sense,
ReplyDeleteWe will agree to disagree on bilingual SCC justices.
For you to lump in all nationalist voters into the separatist camp is misleading, to say the least.
Context and perspective, Canadian Sense, please!
At the federal level, the Bloc is supported primarily by unilingual francophones. But its support does not end there. Many allophones vote Bloc and so do many bilingual Quebecers. Even a small fraction of English-speaking Quebecers vote Bloc without risking the Canadian federation. That is the reality.
At the provincial level, sovereignty for Quebec remains the clarion call for the PQ. And yet, many French-speaking federalists have voted PQ in past provincial elections -- even some who happen to be federal Conservatives. I know several of them personally!
But in the final analysis, you couldn't get me to take the risk of voting PQ. But that's just me -- Canada's political fate should not be played with lightly but I nonetheless respect those federalists who happen to have a different view of the provincial political world.
As for Sun TV, it might survive beyond a year if parts of Canada choose to prop it up. Somehow I doubt it. After all, this isn't Karl Rove's USA, and thank God for that fact.