The Globe and Mail reports the Hair is urging federal opposition leaders and premiers to adopt a policy of non-interference in the Quebec provincial election. As a staffer reported, the Prime Minister is obviously trying to rise above the fray and wants the federal side to speak with one voice. Good luck to him.
When a Quebecer recently complained to this writer that Anglophones have no understanding of Quebec politics, we assumed that the comment was directed at the Prime Minister. This anglo has been studying Quebec politics for many years and the worst advice we have ever heard is for federal politicians to have a policy of non-interference in Quebec elections.
If Canadians are so stupid as to allow Quebec to be a closed society, what the hell is the point of keeping Quebec in Canada? Someone has to point out that Premier Pauline Marois’ Charter of Values is nothing but bigotry. It is not acceptable under Quebec law or Canadian law. And to vote for the Pequistes is to vote for separation.
The reality is that Quebec is economically tied to the rest of Canada and we have always believed it is worth it. A bilingual Canada is a prize beyond measure. And nobody is going to be allowed to cut this country in half so that they can oppress their own people. And why we continue to allow language laws that are designed to chase the non-pur laine from the province is beyond understanding.
And how can we be so stupid as to allow the news media in Quebec to be so dominated by separatists that the people outside of the main cities are denied the truth. The electoral maps of Quebec provincial politics tell the propagandists’ story. Honest media would decimate support for the separatists.
And then there is the hypocrisy of New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair that makes him an ally of the Hair and Marois. He will, of course, stay away from comment on the Quebec election. It would cost him too many votes next year.
There is no question but the provincial Liberals in Quebec are much more right wing than their federal counterparts but this is a case where the enemy of my enemy is my friend. They deserve full bench press support from the federal Liberals in Quebec. Let’s put an end now to the separatist plans for another referendum. We must defeat Marois. We must defeat her scurrilous Charter of Values. We must defeat her propagandist Péladeau.
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