While it was a question, for the National Assembly, of commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1982 coup, the Quebec Liberal Party tried to play the smart one.
How ?
By wanting to include in this motion a celebration of Canadian federalism. How not to see a fascinating spirit of submission?
QLP
We are willing to criticize the denial of the rights of the people of Quebec on the condition of saying that we still find something to benefit from federalism.
I don’t think that in the history of Canada, we have found a finer bunch of happy cuckolds than the PLQ MPs, if not their big brothers from the PLC.
Except that the former pretend to care about the Quebec nation, while the latter have denied it and want to dissolve it in Canadian multiculturalism. The Legault government did not fall into this trap.
But let’s talk about political strategy a bit: the objective of this cul-de-leg policy is clear.
No longer knowing how to oppose the CAQ government, the PLQ has visited the museum of its old arguments and believes it has found a good one: that of the great referendum fear!
Since the Legault government does not tattoo the maple leaf on its forehead, it is accused of preparing a referendum in secret.
Since he refuses to turn his pragmatic consent to Canada into enthusiastic adherence to Trudeauland, he is said to be secretly strategizing out of the federation.
Federalism
If at least it were true! But no, it’s not.
We will understand two things.
The first: for today’s QLP, which does not embrace Canada in its own way is an underground separatist.
The second: this party dreams of reliving the great clashes of yesteryear against the PQ, when it was enough to say referendum with a little fear in the voice to mobilize its voters.
This parliamentary scene was shabby.