Atwater516

I am sure Dr. Khadir of Union des Forces Progressistes is a respected physician and a fine human being, in much the same vein as Norman Bethune or Che Guevara were fine repected physicians and humanitarians in their own manner, this did not make them any less Communist agitators and purveyors of interests and ideologies inimical to our own traditions. One might wonder what might lead those such as Dr. Khadir, and other leading candidates of Quebec Solidaire, of Islamic origin, such as leading academics from the University of Montreal's Haute Etudes Commerciales - advocating socialist Management theories in the MBA program, to front for and campaign with the remnants of Quebec's far left fringe for the radical social transformation and the breakup of this country, extending from Quebec sovereignty to major expanses in public debt, public services. state ownership and state incursions in the economy, unrestricted open border immigration and the like - in short a Communist program watered down for mass consumption. They have done quite well for themselves in this country - they are not frustrated PHD's driving taxicabs and delivering pizza. Ironically Quebec Solidaire holds out Scandinavian countries such as Denmark and Sweden as examples of their societal goals - the same countries currently under siege by radical Islamists worldwide. An instructive example, Sweden, under the leadership of bleeding heart liberals and socialists, embracing multiculturalism, playing on fears of declining birthrate and demographic imbalance - threw their doors wide open to unrestricted widescale immigration, embracing foreign languages, cultures, values - and in a generation's time the remnants of what was once Sweden will likely be seeking asylum in St. Petersburg, Russia. So what's the Quebec angle? The radical left will convince their sovereigntist base that sovereignty and socialism and all good things are possible, if we drown out the votes of those fraidy cat oldtimers not inclined to radical adventures and worried about their pensions and replace them with millions of new votes from the Magreb. A Quebec republic, certainly, but one much different from that envisaged by Levesque and Bouchard.

As far as new parties go, the only thing new is the name. It doesn't take much to realize that when Communists campaign under the Communist or Marxist Leninist banner, they are lucky to collect a few hundred votes per riding. I agree with Quebec's chief electoral officer that Quebec Solidaire is not so much a merger of parties as a reorganization of UPF ( Union des Forces Progressistes) under a new name. As for actual organizational, programmatic, ideological components, well even Wikipedia will tell you UPF was formed by a merger of various Communist and far left tendencies - such as the Communist Party, Gauche Socialiste and remnants of the Quebec NDP under former terrorist leader Paul Rose's leadership. It doesn't surprise me that NDPers like Judy Rebick enthusiastically endorse QS's program ( minus Quebec sovereignty) for all of Canada, she is embracing the ideologies she championed in her youth and never really abandoned. If you check internet publications of key ideological components of Quebec Solidaire - such as La Gauche, La Breche, etc., you will find this is the same program advanced for decades, slightly watered down for mass consumption. Once again, the wolf parades around in sheep's clothing. How do you satisfy radical nationalists and radical Islamists under the same tent - well you proclaim for Quebec sovereignty on the one hand and open borders unrestricted immigration on the other. Reread the English language Manifesto again. Curiously, several Bloc MPs have added their signature to this declaration.