As the Parti Quebecois
prepares to take power in Quebec, the Canadian flag, which the Liberals had previously
included alongside their provincial flag, has been removed from their
legislative assembly. While the separatists like to think of themselves as being
one step away from declaring they are a sovereign country, they continue to
welcome the federal largesse that Ottawa sends their way.
The PQ actually
received only 32% of the vote, hardly a strong support for separation. Rather
than trying to appease their minority separatist supporters with antagonistic
demands towards Ottawa, I hope they focus their energies on providing a
government that meets the needs of all Quebecers and not the ones that make the
most noise. The PQ’s promise to eliminate the student tuition hike, currently the
lowest in Canada, is already a step in the wrong direction.
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