tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post6525201004770326550..comments2023-07-05T09:29:09.647-04:00Comments on Chronicles of a Pure Laine: Constitutional and PQ ambivalenceMichel Bolduchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-63055572480434547692010-06-24T10:04:35.582-04:002010-06-24T10:04:35.582-04:00James,
The highest birthrate in the country is no...James,<br /><br />The <a href="http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/economie/quebec/201006/18/01-4291387-lassurance-parentale-coutera-plus-cher-aux-quebecois.php" rel="nofollow">highest birthrate</a> in the country is not even enough to ensure population growth.<br /><br />Why would the sovereignty movement suddenly disappear just because some sort of accommodation was made in the constitution Michel Bolduchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-91108938201881369712010-06-23T18:35:59.484-04:002010-06-23T18:35:59.484-04:00Adski,
True... but to be more precise... Canadian...Adski,<br /><br />True... but to be more precise... Canadians will continue to complain about Québec's bickering.Michel Bolduchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-67359139418294871112010-06-23T12:02:27.827-04:002010-06-23T12:02:27.827-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shiva-jihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996116615524289189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-75176954775824697272010-06-23T09:51:45.986-04:002010-06-23T09:51:45.986-04:00The bickering will continue only in Quebec. Canada...The bickering will continue only in Quebec. Canada will not bicker about anything. Canada will carry on as it always did – by paying absolutely no attention to Quebec.adskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196014962059056067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-13404582685688212552010-06-23T05:59:14.912-04:002010-06-23T05:59:14.912-04:00English-speakers tend to leave Québec for other pr...English-speakers tend to leave Québec for other provinces, but the opposite is also true; French-speakers from other provinces tend to come to Québec. Still, even with the highest birthrate in the country, Québec's relative weight is bound to decline. The trends making it more French and other provinces more English are well in place.<br /><br />You're always surprised at the obsession Michel Bolduchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-63339774881588951982010-06-23T01:29:11.900-04:002010-06-23T01:29:11.900-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shiva-jihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996116615524289189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-35775626692433427872010-06-22T17:17:21.404-04:002010-06-22T17:17:21.404-04:00Exactly... and the bickering will continue.Exactly... and the bickering will continue.Michel Bolduchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-55681572990114256522010-06-22T17:09:31.227-04:002010-06-22T17:09:31.227-04:00A constitutional reform would require that both pa...A constitutional reform would require that both parties be willing to engage with one another and be incentivized to address one another's issues.<br /><br />At the present time, do such political incentives exist in both Quebec and in the ROC? If this is not the case for just one of the parties involved, constitutional reform seems like a highly unlikely possibility.Networked_Gestalt_Intellecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442689595216561777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-4677568917982949422010-06-21T21:45:46.681-04:002010-06-21T21:45:46.681-04:00A constitutional reform is another way to stop the...A constitutional reform is another way to stop the bickering.Michel Bolduchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-58690234569794055772010-06-21T15:59:35.532-04:002010-06-21T15:59:35.532-04:00The sad truth about Quebec is that the bickering w...The sad truth about Quebec is that the bickering will continue no matter what because of the way this society is polarized and divided, not only along political lines (PQ vs. PLQ, federalists vs. separatists), ethnic lines (pure laine vs. Anglos + Ethnics), but also geographical lines - the gap between Montreal and the regions is enormous – mentally, culturally, and linguistically.<br /><br />Theadskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196014962059056067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-43593358169698580042010-06-21T13:13:03.148-04:002010-06-21T13:13:03.148-04:00... and the bickering will continue.... and the bickering will continue.Michel Bolduchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301737603817812981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035801220467246539.post-1150895352938506952010-06-21T10:42:44.289-04:002010-06-21T10:42:44.289-04:00As expected, Marois refused to commit to a referen...As expected, Marois refused to commit to a referendum. <br /><br />http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Politique/2010/06/19/004-PQ-programme-souverainete.shtml<br /><br />Her political survival instinct is stronger than her nationalist inclination. And unlike Duceppe who wins seats regardless of what he says, Marois’s position is more complex and she can’t just blabber so freely.<br /><br />adskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196014962059056067noreply@blogger.com