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Several rightwing Premiers are 'toast' in coming elections
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May 21, 2012, 8:48:08 PM5/21/12
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The first one:
Christy Clark, who replaced the equally hated Gordon Campbell, of the rightwing party they
re-named to 'BC Liberals' to fool voters in BC when the federal Liberals were at the top of
their game. This is the party that has been tied to the raid by RCMP on the Legislature, the
paying of legal bills for those convicted of bribery and political corruption, and the hated
HST - which was voted down by the people of BC, but remains in place as Christy Clark tries to
squeeze every last million from residents prior to the 2013 election.
The second one:
Jean Charest, who is Mulroney's boy in Quebec - and always has been a CONSERVATIVE, not a
Liberal. This is the other party that layed the 'Liberal name game' when the federal Liberals
were in power and holding steadily from one election to the next. Charest's government ties to
organized crime and to rightwing policies of the Harper government gave him away. And the
student protests you see in the streets of Montreal today are the result of the realization
that some Canadians have had enough of rightwing political parties - no matter what name they
try to hide behind.
The protests of the students in Quebec have been supported - and praised - by even celebrities
and known names from the U.S. . . .
______________________________
“This started out as a protest about education, but by going to war with us Mr. Charest
diverted it into something much bigger. Now it’s about social equity and fundamental rights,”
said Pierre-Luc Gingras, 23, who is not even a student – he’s a computer programmer with a job.
“All the Premier did was cut off Hydra’s head. Others will grow in its place,” Mr. Gingras
said.
Marie-Gaëlle Lacasse, an industrial relations student at the Université de Montréal, says she
was not very politicized before but now attends almost all demonstrations and plans to continue
to do so.
“I’m supposed to be working on my thesis but now I’m at all the protests,” the 24-year-old
said. “We have to change the government and convince the public that tuition hikes are not
inevitable. It’s not true we’re spoiled kids. This is about neo-liberal policies of slowly
withdrawing public financing from education.”
Their fight is getting some star backing. Quebec film director Xavier Dolan wore a red square,
the symbol of the student protest movement, on the red carpet at Cannes last week. U.S.
filmmaker Michael Moore called the Quebec “uprising” an inspiration and “one of the most
amazing mass protests of the year” on Twitter.
And Montreal band Arcade Fire sported the red squares while performing alongside Mick Jagger on
NBC’s Saturday Night Live; at least two of Arcade Fire’s band members attended Montreal
universities. (Mr. Jagger wore a red shirt, though it’s a matter of speculation whether it was
a show of support or a fashion choice).
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We hang the petty thieves and elect the greatest ones to public office.
Christy Clark, who replaced the equally hated Gordon Campbell, of the rightwing party they
re-named to 'BC Liberals' to fool voters in BC when the federal Liberals were at the top of
their game. This is the party that has been tied to the raid by RCMP on the Legislature, the
paying of legal bills for those convicted of bribery and political corruption, and the hated
HST - which was voted down by the people of BC, but remains in place as Christy Clark tries to
squeeze every last million from residents prior to the 2013 election.
The second one:
Jean Charest, who is Mulroney's boy in Quebec - and always has been a CONSERVATIVE, not a
Liberal. This is the other party that layed the 'Liberal name game' when the federal Liberals
were in power and holding steadily from one election to the next. Charest's government ties to
organized crime and to rightwing policies of the Harper government gave him away. And the
student protests you see in the streets of Montreal today are the result of the realization
that some Canadians have had enough of rightwing political parties - no matter what name they
try to hide behind.
The protests of the students in Quebec have been supported - and praised - by even celebrities
and known names from the U.S. . . .
______________________________
“This started out as a protest about education, but by going to war with us Mr. Charest
diverted it into something much bigger. Now it’s about social equity and fundamental rights,”
said Pierre-Luc Gingras, 23, who is not even a student – he’s a computer programmer with a job.
“All the Premier did was cut off Hydra’s head. Others will grow in its place,” Mr. Gingras
said.
Marie-Gaëlle Lacasse, an industrial relations student at the Université de Montréal, says she
was not very politicized before but now attends almost all demonstrations and plans to continue
to do so.
“I’m supposed to be working on my thesis but now I’m at all the protests,” the 24-year-old
said. “We have to change the government and convince the public that tuition hikes are not
inevitable. It’s not true we’re spoiled kids. This is about neo-liberal policies of slowly
withdrawing public financing from education.”
Their fight is getting some star backing. Quebec film director Xavier Dolan wore a red square,
the symbol of the student protest movement, on the red carpet at Cannes last week. U.S.
filmmaker Michael Moore called the Quebec “uprising” an inspiration and “one of the most
amazing mass protests of the year” on Twitter.
And Montreal band Arcade Fire sported the red squares while performing alongside Mick Jagger on
NBC’s Saturday Night Live; at least two of Arcade Fire’s band members attended Montreal
universities. (Mr. Jagger wore a red shirt, though it’s a matter of speculation whether it was
a show of support or a fashion choice).
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We hang the petty thieves and elect the greatest ones to public office.
M.I. Wakefield
May 21, 2012, 11:51:35 PM5/21/12
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> The protests of the students in Quebec have been supported - and praised -
> by even celebrities and known names from the U.S. . . .
Who doesn't support the Quebec students?
Les Quebecois ... remember them ... they're the ones who pay the bills.
Voter irritation with the student-led tuition protests may have given the
ailing provincial Liberals a shot in the arm.
A Forum Research poll, offered exclusively to the Montreal Gazette, suggests
the Liberals have edged into the lead in the 14th week of the conflict
pitting university and college students against the Liberal government of
Premier Jean Charest.
Pollster Lorne Bozinoff concluded that Quebecers are losing patience with
the students.
"The Liberals have improved their standings incrementally, and this may be
due to increasing public impatience with the striking students," Bozinoff
said. "Certainly Quebecers now see the Liberals as the best party to deal
with the situation."
Previous Forum Research polls this year have given the advantage to the
Parti Québécois under Pauline Marois.
This latest poll suggests Charest's Liberals would be poised to win a
minority if an election were to be held now, taking 60 seats in the 125-seat
Quebec legislature.
Marois's PQ would win 55 seats, François Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec
eight seats and Quebec solidaire just two seats.
In terms of vote share, the poll suggests the Liberals have 35 per cent, the
PQ 33 per cent, the CAQ 19 per cent and Quebec solidaire 10 per cent.
Read more:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Striking+students+storm+university+Montreal/6634504/story.html#ixzz1vZDDMdGR
news:4nBur.26423$h64....@newsfe13.iad...
> The protests of the students in Quebec have been supported - and praised -
> by even celebrities and known names from the U.S. . . .
Les Quebecois ... remember them ... they're the ones who pay the bills.
Voter irritation with the student-led tuition protests may have given the
ailing provincial Liberals a shot in the arm.
A Forum Research poll, offered exclusively to the Montreal Gazette, suggests
the Liberals have edged into the lead in the 14th week of the conflict
pitting university and college students against the Liberal government of
Premier Jean Charest.
Pollster Lorne Bozinoff concluded that Quebecers are losing patience with
the students.
"The Liberals have improved their standings incrementally, and this may be
due to increasing public impatience with the striking students," Bozinoff
said. "Certainly Quebecers now see the Liberals as the best party to deal
with the situation."
Previous Forum Research polls this year have given the advantage to the
Parti Québécois under Pauline Marois.
This latest poll suggests Charest's Liberals would be poised to win a
minority if an election were to be held now, taking 60 seats in the 125-seat
Quebec legislature.
Marois's PQ would win 55 seats, François Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec
eight seats and Quebec solidaire just two seats.
In terms of vote share, the poll suggests the Liberals have 35 per cent, the
PQ 33 per cent, the CAQ 19 per cent and Quebec solidaire 10 per cent.
Read more:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Striking+students+storm+university+Montreal/6634504/story.html#ixzz1vZDDMdGR
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