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...been careful not to soil its own hands with murders of revenge, political assassination and other "wet" (bloody) affairs. A plot against the Pope would have demanded extreme caution, since it conceivably could have endangered Andropov's political prospects and damaged the Kremlin's European peace offensive. Says Hél??ne Carrère d'Encausse: "If the West becomes convinced of Andropov's implication in this affair, it will not only diminish his international authority but shatter the modern, nonterrorist image that he has sought
...L??vesque's tactics paid off handsomely: the Parti Québecois won an impressive 80 seats in the 122-seat legislature compared with 67 in the outgoing assembly. Moreover, the victory was accepted with equanimity by the losers. There was no trace of the near panic that followed L??vesque's 1976 election, when many Quebeckers hastily transferred their assets to U.S. banks in fear of possible devaluation or other economic turmoil...
...Whether L??vesque will be able to maintain his pledge to keep the troublesome genie of separatism in its bottle is another matter. Keenly aware of public sensitivities on the subject, L??vesque appears genuinely determined not to bring it up at least until the 1985 elections. Says he: "People don't change their minds on a fundamental question like that in a few months. It's not like changing your shirt. " His critics, however, are skeptical Ryan warned Quebeckers last week that they could expect another four years "on the tightrope of uncertainty and confrontation." Canada's Health...
...L??vesque's victory could not have come at a worse time for Trudeau. His controversial constitutional reform package, initiated after the Quebec referendum to strengthen Canada's federal government, has been tied up for six months Ottawa's Parliament. Six of the nation's ten provinces have challenged Trudeau's bill in provincial courts on the grounds that it would illegally curtail the traditional rights of the provincial governments. Moreover, Trudeau's efforts to bring provincial energy resources under greater federal control have sparked bitter separatist demonstrations in the oil-and gas-rich western provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan...
Last week eight provincial premiers, including the emboldened L??vesque met in Ottawa to unveil their counterproposal for a "constitutional accord." At the insistence of L??vesque, the premiers approved a provision that would legally require the unanimous consent of provincial governments for some federal initiatives and allow provinces to opt out of others altogether. Both measures, of course, would ensure continued provincial leverage over the federal government?precisely what Trudeau is trying to avoid. Ironically, the premiers' initiative had been undercut the day before, when Quebec's supreme court became the second to approve the legality of Trudeau...