August1991 Posted October 25, 2011 Report Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) Where to start? Well, this is a thought process in, well, process. Je ne ne suis pas décidé là-dessus. 1. Unions in Quebec replaced the Catholic Church. They offer a point of stability, and opposition to State power. (For the intellectual elite, the unions offered a democratic opposition to Duplessis. Remember Trudeau's line: "Create counterweights." He was thinking of unions.) 2. No one in Quebec seems to understand that elsewhere in North America, unions largely exist in the public sector but not the private sector. 3. In French Canada, there is a broad sense of "sticking it to the man". Unions do that. ----- What do I think? (Posting on an English forum). 1. Legault will likely be the next Quebec PM. (But after what happened in Ontario, I'm not sure. Charest may win again.) 2. People in Quebec are doubtful of the system, the Quebec Model, Quebec Inc, but they are not prepared to change.. 3. The language is alive. Sovereignty is moribund for awhile ----- Federalism? A majority of francophone Quebecers will remain federalist for the foreseeable future. Harper is doing this right. ----- Bottom line until I think this through more clearly? If I were an English WASP federalist, I would ignore French Quebec. Irrelevant. If I were a French Quebecer sovereigntist, I would speak to others and patiently wait. Immigration and money are issues. Edited October 25, 2011 by August1991 Quote
August1991 Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) Quebec is undergoing changes - changes in public opinion. I happen to think that the FTQ-Construction is similar to the Hells, or Italy's mafia. Charest and the Liberals are mixed up in this, as much as the PQ/nationalists. Quebec politics used to be decided along a federalist/nationalist seismic line. And the unions covered both sides. Now, the unions don't - because the two sides no longer exist. This union outbreak is part of the shift of "power". This will not be another Cliche Commission. Edited October 25, 2011 by August1991 Quote
fellowtraveller Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Let us know how this all works out, if and when you gain control of your own house. Quote The government should do something.
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