Canpol: an openly homosexual prime minister?

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by St Leo
There are 308 seats in the House of Commons. Of those, 75 are in Quebec. For ideological reasons, the Bloc only runs candidates in Quebec.

Let's pretend the Bloc takes 75 seats, Libs take 74 seats, NDP takes 74 seats, Cons take 74 seats, and the Greens take 11 seats. For Boiclair to become PM, he'd have to form a coalition with 154 members. Separatism would be a big stumbling block.

So, [Duceppe] is not likely to become PM any time soon. And I don't think his sexuality will harm him in any way whatsoever.

[Edit: I am an idiot.^-^]

[Nostromo]

Originally posted by Richelieu


I think you're way off here. No one in Quebec would forgive Marois or the media or anybody that brings this up as being an issue.

She's not a fool. She'll never push the point openly, in the public eye. But she would also be a fool not to push the point, if she wants to win.

[Nostromo]

I repeat: how can I edit the thread's title?

[Ninot]

If she wants to win, she'd best to get a sex change and massive plastic surgery and change her name to Lucien Bouchard.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by nostromo
I repeat: how can I edit the thread's title?

In the first five minutes after posting, you can edit the thread title by editing the first post's title. After that, only a mod can edit the thread title.

[Nostromo]

I tried...

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by nostromo


She's not a fool. She'll never push the point openly, in the public eye. But she would also be a fool not to push the point, if she wants to win.

Again: i think you're way off. It would be much more damaging to her politically to bring this up than not to. There's just no up side to this. Even playing the pragmatic card wouldn't work: Quebec is so full of its own political correctness that she'd be comitting political suicide.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by nostromo
I repeat: how can I edit the thread's title?

You need a mod to do it. I wouldn't worry about it at this point. We get it.

[MrFun]

His sexual orientation should not be an issue. If he's qualified for the position, and is not corrupt/crooked, that is all that matters.

[Nostromo]

His sexual orientation should not be an issue. If he's qualified for the position, and is not corrupt/crooked, that is all that matters.

I agree with you, it shouldn't be an issue. But you know perfectly well that it's in fact an issue for a majority of people. So it becomes a realpolitik issue. Suppose you wanted to become President of the United States. Would you come out publicly? Of course not. You know that America will never elect an homosexual.

Btw, rumor has it that one of our former premiers, Robert Bourassa, was in fact a closeted homosexual. I don't know if it's true or not. But one thing is for sure, he never came out publicly. He had a wife and kids... And he did get elected.

[MrFun]

I know -- just because I'm arguing what should be the case, doesn't mean I'm not aware of what the reality is.

[Nostromo]

doesn't mean I'm not aware of what the reality is.

I never doubted that.

[MrFun]

ok

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by St Leo
There are 308 seats in the House of Commons. Of those, 75 are in Quebec. For ideological reasons, the Bloc only runs candidates in Quebec.

Let's pretend the Bloc takes 75 seats, Libs take 74 seats, NDP takes 74 seats, Cons take 74 seats, and the Greens take 11 seats. For Boiclair to become PM, he'd have to form a coalition with 154 members. Separatism would be a big stumbling block.

If the Bloc ran a full slate in Alberta, I'm pretty sure they would win at least one simply for being better Liberal bashers than the gang that can't shoot straight.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by nostromo
I repeat: how can I edit the thread's title?

No need to. Even an anglo from hell can see what it is aboot.