QC-CLUB thread: 2007 election

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Wezil
But they knew that when they elected him leader didn't they?

He became leader by recruiting new members mostly, the old base didn't like him. Besides, the attacks between members of the same party, usually, are not as virulent as those against opponents.

Or are they now realising they may have made the wrong choice (ala the federal Libs with Dion)?

We'll see.

[Ninot]

I kinda like Boisclair, even with his recent mishaps. But I just can't bring myself to vote PQ. I want to be apart of Canada and all.

I hate Charest. My riding went liberal last time for the first time in like 12 years. I have a feeling it won't again, but we'll see.

I voted for ADQ last time. That was a very meaningful vote, ya?

Maybe I'll vote Communist

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by Ninot
But I just can't bring myself to vote PQ. I want to be apart of Canada and all.

[Ninot]

Charest might be using scare tactics, but I still have a problem with a party who's priority, and thus tax dollars, will go towards seperation.

[joncha]

Québec Solidaire

[Richelieu]

Ninot, i was attempting to poke fun at a spelling mistake you made which kind of made your sentence turn on itself.

[Ninot]

ferme la

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Ninot
Charest might be using scare tactics, but I still have a problem with a party who's priority, and thus tax dollars, will go towards seperation.

When the PQ is elected, suddenly all government programs become a cover for separatist propaganda.

[Richelieu]

I want to see how far two Conservatives - Charest and Harper - are going to be able to push for decentralisation. Will they be able or willing to send enough powers to Quebec to undermind(sp) the independantists?

[Wezil]

Charest is not a conservative. Never has been (despite his former party label).

[Richelieu]

Back that up with something

[Wezil]

He was one of two members of the former Progressive Conservative party to survive the Kim Cambell massacre. The running joke about the PC's at the time was that they were neither.

[Richelieu]

Granted. In this case i called him a conservative because he was after all the leader of the federal conservatives for a while. But the point was that he's Quebec's premier, he's been saying that there is a fiscal imbalance (at the very least) and he's got a Prime Minister who's willing to talk decentralisation. As much as the ROC will let him, anyway. I'd like to see where this is going to go.

[Wezil]

Charest is a central Canadian centrist.

The "fiscal imbalance" issue will not be resolved anytime soon. Any meaningful fix to the problem will require agreement among the provinces which IMHO just won't happen. Any politician claiming they will do something on this issue is simply playing to the gullible.

Decentralization - I can see both Harper and Charest wanting to go this way but what exactly are the plans to make this happen? Unless you guys in Quebec are hearing specifics, this just seems like another buzzword to me.

[Provost Harrison]

Quality Control Club?