Northern Reflections: Legault’s Victory

The Quebec election confirms that things have changed since we lived there. Forty years ago, the battlelines were between the Liberals and the Parti-Quebecois. Now four provincial parties duke it out. Chantal Hebert writes: Until 2018, the Quebec Liberals and Parti Québécois played the leading roles in the debate over

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Northern Reflections: So Is Stupidity

As an old Quebecer, I was particularly interested in Michael Harris’ take on the recent Quebec election. Harris writes: The landslide victory of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is a boulder that sends ripples into the furthest reaches of Canada’s political pond. Which is to say, the ascension of Premier

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Northern Reflections: Now What?

Jeffrey Simpson writes this morning that Jean Charest only has himself to blame for his party and his personal defeat last night. That’s true — but only partially true. For Stephen Harper also helped Pauline Marois ascend to power. Harper’s neglect of Quebec gave Marois the ammunition she needed to

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Northern Reflections: Harper and Quebec

Tim Harper warns in today’s Toronto Star that — if the betting is right, and Jean Charest calls an election today — Ottawa could be radically transformed. If the Parti Quebecois wins that election, Stephen Harper’s government could be shaken to its foundations. The Conservative majority was quite consciously built

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