There are no certainties in Quebec’s new political triad era. Jean Charest’s Quebec Liberals, unpopular in their first term, nevertheless were re-elected. Even with a minority, Charest overcame the two Opposition parties to impose a $950-million tax cut.Mario Dumont’s Action démocratique du Québec, Quebec’s official Opposition, is openly allied with Stephen Harper’s Conservatives.Harper is counting […]
ADQ leader achieved his goal to become Opposition leader
Premier Jean Charest’s political smarts have put him in position for re-election
When Stephane Dion won the Liberal leadership in De-cember, sovereigntists did “high-cinqs.”Former Parti Quebecois premier Bernard Landry saw the choice of Dion bringing Quebec a step closer to independence. The pundits said Dion, whose federalism made him unpopular in his home province, could not revive Quebec as a Liberal stronghold.But Dion may win seats in […]
Quebec’s language struggle has changed; it took the Dawson shootings to make that clear
Jean charest’s quebec liberals, who have been trailing in the polls for the past two of their three years in power, are finally getting some respect.Two recent polls indicate the Charest Liberals have momentum and are closing the gap on André Boisclair’s Parti Québécois. A CROP poll suggested the Liberals are ahead of the PQ, […]
Recent address failed to inspire hope for Quebec’s Liberals
The two conservative-minded leaders could put federalism on the right track in la belle province
Treasury Board president Monique Jérôme-Forget tries to weld together public-sector deals
Gilles Duceppe is easily the fairest one of all, but the PQ will have to choose among the rest