The ADQ and federalism

[siobhan63]

Following the outcome of yesterday's Quebec election and  the strong showing of the Action démocratique party, a lot of people are going around celebrating the fact that the PQ finished 3rd and that 2 "federalist" parties now govern Quebec. For those of you who think the ADQ is a "federalist" party, consider that the party's platform includes:

Comments

Sorry, Mr. Lennon.

[wyliekat]

Imagine there's no seperatism . . .

What the hell would politicians have to be on about in Quebec without this issue?

[bronnyelsp]

Yes, I have to admit, as I'm living overseas I was completely unaware of the Quebec election until the post yesterday. A lot of people seemed to think that the Liberal/ADQ split represented a move to right/left politics away from Oui/Non ones, which I just assumed meant that the ADQ was some sort of conservative outfit. Then I read the coverage in the Globe and Mail and found it repeatedly referred to as a "nationalist" party. Very confusing for this poor little ex-pat!

[mijopo]

Yes, we can be grateful that the ADQ took some votes away from the PQ, but they also took votes away from the Liberals and in the end, federalism seem to be in much worse shape than it was after the last election.

[ringzero]

The ADQ is an ugly, ugly little nationalist-racist organization. WTF is up with Quebec these days...

[warrioreowyn]

How are they racist?

[_social_retard_]

I don't have any quotes on the tips of my fingers right now but they are right wing in the worst sence of the word, a number of their people steped down durring the campain because of unaceptable comments. Why? Because of the language barrier many Quebecers are massivly Xenophobic, stir in a nationalist penchant and a feeling of having been wronged and you get an ungly combination. Pluss you have to take into account that all the expiranced politicians are in one of the other parites. It's just not pretty.

[_social_retard_]

Those people have sadly allways been a part of Quebec. The thing is the PQ are seen as too old and too set in its ways. Quebecers want an alternative to outright separation and they did before too but for some reason the ADQ came out looking credible this time around. THATS what I don't get. I blaim it on Harper's meddling, after all most of their new seats came from the Liberals. I think Harper may have predicted this, after all he has no love for the Liberals and the ADQ are right wing, and its no surprise that putting his support behind the Liberals would scare Quebecers AWAY from them and into the arms of another party.

[siobhan63]

There's quite a good article in the Globe.