stormsandsins goes political
Nationwide address tonight. I wonder... will I watch Harper beg the people and more importantly the Governor General, Michaëlle Jean (who, quite ironically - the LULZ never stop I tell you - used to be a separatist. I have No Fucking Clue how she got her new post), to please please please let him stay in power while Stéphane Dion or whoever the fuck is chosen to represent the Coalition tonight? Dion is the likely spokesperson, as his party is the official opposition, but apparently Jack Layton, of the NDP, complained that he would like to talk tonight. As the anchorman on TVA said, "they just might let Duceppe (Bloc Québécois leader) talk tonight instead".
In fact, I think the only thing people (Albertans, especially, as they're deeply conservative) are incensed about is the fact that the Coalition is made up of a separatist entity. If the Bloc wasn't affiliated with the Coalition, I don't think there'd be as much resistence Canada-wide. Ideas of Québécois independence scare them, which resulted yesterday in animosity against French Canadians in general in the House of Commons. Harper risks alienating Quebec, just when he'd started working to work toward smoothing out the differences. Great Divider? Yes, indeed.
Speaking of independence, though, let's talk provincial elections. The Parti Québécois is gaining strength from Harper's attack on Quebeckers, so we just might have a PQ leader (Pauline Marois) after all. This scares me, because the PQ's campaigns always focus mainly on Québec's independence. I watched about five minutes on the TV debate the other day and, when the question focused on the lack of medical staff, Marois completely hitched around the question and just basically said "we'll do better than the Liberals, of course, please elect me". She was, after all, Minister of Health and Social Services just before getting the big prize as leader. This lack of medical resources? Is her fault, in essence.
Pauline Marois also resides in a little palace in my little town. On government-protected agricultural lands. And when the government tried to construct a highway that would pass near her palace that's been in the works for a good 20-some years, she used her political influence to make that project idle once more. That caused a huge outcry. That highway would be heaven for a couple few hundred workers who have to brave the crazy traffic to go downtown.
Anecdote? When I worked at IGA, a local grocery store, I once rang her order. The woman after her was like "you served Pauline Marois! *swoon*" My response: "Oh rly. *shrug*"
So. I guess my Politics class has helped open my eyes to what's going on out there, eh? Although I think I'll stick to watching the So You Think You Can Dance finale tonight. The rest is too depressing.
In fact, I think the only thing people (Albertans, especially, as they're deeply conservative) are incensed about is the fact that the Coalition is made up of a separatist entity. If the Bloc wasn't affiliated with the Coalition, I don't think there'd be as much resistence Canada-wide. Ideas of Québécois independence scare them, which resulted yesterday in animosity against French Canadians in general in the House of Commons. Harper risks alienating Quebec, just when he'd started working to work toward smoothing out the differences. Great Divider? Yes, indeed.
Speaking of independence, though, let's talk provincial elections. The Parti Québécois is gaining strength from Harper's attack on Quebeckers, so we just might have a PQ leader (Pauline Marois) after all. This scares me, because the PQ's campaigns always focus mainly on Québec's independence. I watched about five minutes on the TV debate the other day and, when the question focused on the lack of medical staff, Marois completely hitched around the question and just basically said "we'll do better than the Liberals, of course, please elect me". She was, after all, Minister of Health and Social Services just before getting the big prize as leader. This lack of medical resources? Is her fault, in essence.
Pauline Marois also resides in a little palace in my little town. On government-protected agricultural lands. And when the government tried to construct a highway that would pass near her palace that's been in the works for a good 20-some years, she used her political influence to make that project idle once more. That caused a huge outcry. That highway would be heaven for a couple few hundred workers who have to brave the crazy traffic to go downtown.
Anecdote? When I worked at IGA, a local grocery store, I once rang her order. The woman after her was like "you served Pauline Marois! *swoon*" My response: "Oh rly. *shrug*"
So. I guess my Politics class has helped open my eyes to what's going on out there, eh? Although I think I'll stick to watching the So You Think You Can Dance finale tonight. The rest is too depressing.