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This is not the first time Quebeckers have been asked to choose the fate of their province. In 1980, when the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) last held power, Quebeckers rejected the vague notion of remaining in "sovereignty-association" with the rest of Canada by a margin of 60 percent to 40 percent...
Last month, the separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) government of Quebec launched 18 commissions to drum up public support for sovereignty. In what was to have been an explosive first month, the commissions have proven to be the latest flop in a series of failed attempts to kick-start nationalist passions. Only 38.5 percent of Quebecers in a recent survey indicated that they were "paying a lot or some attention" to the commissions. One source reported that in the midst of "many tough questions" on separation, the commissions produced "few clear answers." Support for sovereignty hovers...
Such inadequate support for and interest in independence betrays a fundamental lack of legitimacy in the PQ's secessionist claim. Its squandering of public funds in light of this--the commissions, originally budgeted at $2 million, will top $5 million--is criminal...
Still, the PQ stumbles along, wasting taxpayers' money and the legislature's time by producing its travelling circuses and declarations of independence. The separatist machinery in Quebec deserves to be dismantled...
...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...