Let's face it. We have all mishandled our relations with Quebec. The NDP were never really there. The Liberals were never liked under Chretien and Dion was a big part of that. And even the separatist Bloc has to accept that the votes they get really have their fingers crossed about the whole separatist thing. So can anyone be surprised that the Conservatives are looking like the same rules apply to them?
Quebec Premier Jean Charest further distanced his government from the federal Conservative agenda Monday arguing against many key proposals in Stephen Harper's election platform. Mr. Charest invited all five federal party leaders to express their views on no fewer that 14 demands as part of a "non-exhaustive" list that appeared designed to underscore the increasing polarization between Quebec and the Harper campaign on many of the issues.
"Hey buddy! Hey, my buddy Jean, former Conservative leader yourself! It's Steve over here! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING???" Elections are tough. No time to debate the issues as another former Conservative leader once said. And no time either to lean on friends apparently.
Other news for day 24:
- Why are listeria and food inspection not a huge issues in this election?
- 1987 v. 2008: junk bonds v junk mortgages. Compare and contrast. Ask Ben Stein before you do.
Comments
Ben (The Tiger) - September 30, 2008 10:17 am
Quebec is Quebec. Even with Jean Charest as premier.
Alan - September 30, 2008 10:27 am
So why isn't NB, NB? I suppose the number of seats.
So will we have a handful of Liberals among the 92 seats to the west of Ontario and a handful of Tories among the 107 to the east?
Hey that is interesting: (Quebec + Atlantic Canada) > The West and > Ontario. Why doesn't the country run like that?
Ben (The Tiger) - September 30, 2008 11:09 am
They just need to organize themselves properly... block vote and whatnot.
sean - September 30, 2008 11:13 am
Sort of like a Confederation of Regions...
Josh - October 1, 2008 6:16 pm
Don Martin asks:
If he's too out of his depth to answer public questions, why not hand the file to Health Minister Tony Clement, who did so well as Ontario's health minister during the SARS outbreak?
I really hope he's being sarcastic there.