tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post116524779951131210..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Hébert Column Refuted Before Ink Dry!bigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165269985512757152006-12-04T17:06:00.000-05:002006-12-04T17:06:00.000-05:00Personally, I don't take seriously anyone who writ...Personally, I don't take seriously anyone who writes <I>la supreme court of Canada</I> on his blog and thinks it's clever. Oh, well...I guess it's better than working in <I>les maudits anglais</I> somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165265997274273462006-12-04T15:59:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:59:00.000-05:00As some earlier commenters said, and as a Quebecer...As some earlier commenters said, and as a Quebecer, I don't see the big swell of support for Dion in his native province. <BR/><BR/>If we assume the Strategic Counsel poll is correct (giving 11% of the national vote to the Bloc, which translates to 43-45% in Quebec), and a 62/29 favorable rating, we must then assume that some Bloc voters are also happy about Dion being the new LPC leader!<BR/><BR/>As radical centrist said, the big time political blogs in the province (Auger @ Cyberpresse, Vastel @ L'Actualité) are filled with comments from ecstatic separatists eager to face Mr. Dion in an upcoming election. <BR/><BR/>And, what about the headline in <A HREF="http://www.canoe.com/journaldemontreal/" REL="nofollow">Le Journal de Montréal</A> (the largest circulation with 300,000) was featuring former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry saying "A Step Towards Sovereignty".<BR/><BR/>And it's not just the separatists. In a newser this morning, Jean Charest was clearly indicating his preference for Stephen Harper, waxing poetic on how great the Canadian PM was with his motion on the "nation québécoise" and the deal on Quebec's presence at UNESCO.<BR/><BR/>When it comes to Quebec, Chantal Hébert (she's a soft federalist, not a separatist, BTW) is telling it like it is, you better believe me.boucheclhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08188675857949679523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165264849814990322006-12-04T15:40:00.000-05:002006-12-04T15:40:00.000-05:00I would strongly suggest that you surf around a fe...<I>I would strongly suggest that you surf around a few French-language, Quebec-based forums and read the comments about Dion.</I><BR/><BR/>You mean like the things you quote on your blog from the <I>Canoë</I> forums? That's just the usual from those types. Same thing when Michaëlle Jean was appointed GG. It's all emotion and clever insults.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't care what <I>they</I> think about federal politics since they reject federalism itself. It's like listening to people who think immobility is a valid approach to transportation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165260900241790512006-12-04T14:35:00.000-05:002006-12-04T14:35:00.000-05:00Anon, It isn't even really votes in the bag. The ...Anon, <BR/><BR/>It isn't even really votes in the bag. The poll just asks whether you thought it was a good decision. Over 60% said yes, but who knows whether that counts as a vote in an election. I think the "vote" numbers in Quebec were fairly flat from the last survey.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165259462065634762006-12-04T14:11:00.000-05:002006-12-04T14:11:00.000-05:00It would be interesting to know how spread out tha...It would be interesting to know how spread out that support is.<BR/><BR/>Is it all in the Montreal area or can it actually be converted into votes and even seats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165254776991922192006-12-04T12:52:00.000-05:002006-12-04T12:52:00.000-05:00Radcent,What else where those people going to say?...Radcent,<BR/><BR/>What else where those people going to say?bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1165253946177460952006-12-04T12:39:00.000-05:002006-12-04T12:39:00.000-05:00I would strongly suggest that you surf around a fe...I would strongly suggest that you surf around a few French-language, Quebec-based forums and read the comments about Dion. Yes, people are ecstatic - and they're all nationalists. General consensus is, it's the best thing that ever happened to the separatist movement in Quebec.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com