Word: quebecers
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...campaign. As Clark quietly canvassed the country, cloaked in the greatest degree of anonymity a potential Western national leader can be afforded, the Conservatives flooded the airwaves with anti-Trudeau messages. The strategy worked; 11 years of Trudeau were enough for Canadians. Only the Liberals' longstanding support in Quebec prevented a Tory majority...
...community of communities"; he said offshore resources belonged to the provinces; he tried to dismember Canada's national oil company, PetroCan, and repeatedly waxed inconsistent. In addition, he ceded Loto Canada, formerly the Olympic lottery, to the provinces, and most significantly, said he would not participate in Quebec's forthcoming referendum debate on secession...
...said he refuses to negotiate with the Quebec government, which is seeking a mandate from Quebecois to negotiate political independence, and regrets that Quebec sees independence as the sole means to safeguard its unique French culture...
...BOTTOM line is that Canadians must confront an election a mere six months after going to the polls. Attitudes in Toronto this week ranged from disgust to, at best, martyr-like tolerance. The May 22 results clearly showed a polarization along East-West lines. The Liberals dominated Quebec, the Tories swept the West and the NDP chipped away across the country. Conservative primacy in Ontario swung the scales to the Tories, but this time a surge in Liberal sentiment seems certain in Ontario...
Which does not mean the larger questions have been sufficiently answered. Where, for instance, are the issues? Are parliamentary politics committed to convenience at the expense of policy? How long will Trudeau remain in office if elected? Who would succeed him? And what about Quebec and Alberta, not to mention inflation, unemployment, and energy? February 18 cannot determine answers. But talk of the country's "decline" is Canadian self-indulgence, particularly if viewed in the global context. The election, however, remains a test of Canadian parliamentary democracy's stability and credibility...