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...most dramatic development also sported the most sectionalist banner: the Bloc Quebecois, the fervently francophonic and secessionist coalition that ran only in Quebec, nosed out the Reform Party by two seats (54 to 52) to become the new official opposition. While the Progressive Conservatives always had a counter-opinion for every Liberal stance, the Bloc Quebecois has only a nascent political agenda with which to represent the whole nation's opposition...
...Liberals' job will be even more difficult because Quebec is its own section. Ontario, Quebec's powerful and unified neighbor (98 of its 99 representatives are Liberals) will constantly be at loggerheads with the Quebecois on national and regional issues. Furthermore, those 98 votes give Ontario's caucus alone enough sway to tangle with the Bloc Quebecois and the Reform Party all by itself...
...official opposition, it will surely be solicited as an ally by the Bloc Quebecois on many occasions. Both parties lean to the right and represent many older Canadians. Nevertheless, one major difference exists between the two factions. While the avowed purpose of the Bloc Quebecois is increased independence for Quebec, the Reform Party represents a constituency that resents Quebec's existing special status and would rather see the province become a sovereign state than grant it more privileges...
...BOTTOM LINE: Hollywood can still spin a cute kids' fable, but a film from Quebec gets the magic and fear right...
...proof of these dour bromides is found in five new movies about kids. Two are from abroad: Gianni Amelio's Italian drama Il Ladro di Bambini (Stolen Children) and Jean-Claude Lauzon's Leolo, from Quebec. Three are from Disney: Duwayne Dunham's Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Mikael Salomon's A Far Off Place and Stephen Sommers' The Adventures of Huck Finn...