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Chung made another important mistake when he commented about the PQ's slogan "une nouvelle facon de gouverner." He wrote that this slogan had a double meaning and that the new government's "real agenda--hidden to the public--is separation...
...right about the double meaning, however it certainly cannot be said that the PQ's goal of separation from Canada was hidden from the public. It has been known for more than 18 years that the Parn Quebecois's ideal is for Quebec to be sovereign. Furthermore, during the campaign, it was widely advertised that the PQ planned to work toward the independence of Quebec if it formed a new government. Separation was one of the party's principal political platforms. The voters knew that, if elected, the PQ would plan a referendum on the issue of separation within...
Chung then goes on about how the new government will use propaganda to get the Quebecers to adhere to the separatist idea. He ends by writing: "[The PQ's] hope is that Quebecers won't catch on to their plan, will be manipulated by their propaganda and will be catapulted into economic and political disarray so that Parizeau can get his face painted on a 20-franc bill...
...might not be the ideal leader for Quebec, is not the demon Chung describes. Parizeau has always openly stood by his belief in separation, both in 1980 when he was not in a position to take power if separation would have occurred, and in 1984 when he left the PQ because other Quebec nationalists did not stick to their original ideal of an independent Quebec...
...years. They have tried to reconcile their idea of a country with the rest of Canada. They are part of a democracy, and they believe in democracy. Finally, it is certain that the leaders of the federalist, opposition will be there during the referendum campaign to answer the PQ's "propaganda" with their own "propaganda" on what is best for Quebec...