Quebec speaks

I was disappointed to see that the people of Quebec have elected a minority Liberal government, not because I don't like the Quebec Liberal Party (at least they can get elected) but because for the next few years there will be a minority government. Looking at the results, which are not finalized, the Liberals have a 3 vote margin between them and the ADQ. Now this is a huge hit for the PQ, those separatist bastards we all love to hate. The CBC has speculated that in voting for the ADQ and Liberals, the people voted for a united Canada, but lets remember back to 1995 when the ADQ supported the Oui side with the PQ. Also remembering back to the past couple Quebec elections, the ADQ said that, if elected, they would simply wait ten years between being elected and calling a referendum. That doesn't sound like a united Canada to me.

Thinking about this scares me. I'm certainly glad to see the PQ get a thrashing, (I can still remember the things that I did to René Lesveque's bust in Montreal), but is shifting from Leftist separatists to right wing separatists a good thing? Since separation is never a viable option, and we all know what right wing parties in Canada do, I will say no.

As Jean Charest almost lost his seat tonight, I am hoping that he will soon resign as Prime Minister of Quebec so that the Liberal party can replace him with someone more youthful, someone who can deliver a Liberal majority government in the next election, which may not be that far off. Let's just hope that Dumont does not embrace separatism as quickly this time as he did in 1995.