Absolutely fascinating. I wasn’t born yet when the FLQ crisis happened so I read about this situation and time period once removed.
Amazing that Quebec would cut off their nose to spite their face.
Ex-Montrealers which area were you from? If you are from T.O. thank Rene Levesque for all the Corp. head offices he sent you.
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Amazing that Quebec would cut off their nose to spite their face.
I wrote earlier that unfortunately, like many politicians, he became an old fart… No need for me to win an argument. Parizeau was brilliant and accomplished a lot for quebec. But then turn a prick…Parizeau: "like lobsters in a pot", "money and ethnic votes" comments...
Editorial: Jacques Parizeau's legacy
Jacques Parizeau's legacy will always be a mixed one, but he was instrumental in forging the province that Quebec has become.
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Montreal Gazette Editorial Board
Published Jun 02, 2015 • Last updated Jul 15, 2020 • 2 minute read
Jacques Parizeau comes out fighting in his speech to OUI supporters at Palais des Congres on referendum night, October 30 1995. PHOTO BY GORDON BECK /Montreal Gazette
There was a strange irony in the lowering of Canadian flags across Quebec on Tuesday following the news that Jacques Parizeau had died.
The symbols of national unity were being brought to half-mast to honour a man who, for the better part of his life, had tried to break the country apart. At the same time, the lowered Maple Leafs also testified to the failure of those efforts.https://montrealgazette.com/news/lo...n-connection-with-murder-of-west-island-youth
As a high-profile minister and then premier as leader of the Parti Québécois, Parizeau was a clever strategist and passionate advocate of Quebec independence. He was no friend to Canada; nor was he a friend to the anglophone community, in spite of his own impressive bilingualism.
His treatment of the PQ’s largely francophone base was often no better. Parizeau’s off-hand comment suggesting that Quebecers would be trapped like lobsters in a pot if the Yes side prevailed in 1995 did not sound like the comment of someone with a deep respect for his fellow citizens. Similarly, his private plan for a quick unilateral declaration of independence following a sovereignist victory demonstrated a lack respect for popular will, given that the referendum question did not authorize any such move.
Parizeau steered Quebec toward the precipice of separation with such zeal that he nearly sent us clear over the edge. It was only then, standing in the shadow of an extraordinarily narrow defeat, that he would utter the words that ended his career. The infamous “money and ethnic votes” comment — for which Parizeau never apologized — eclipsed for many the other elements of his broad political legacy.
This is why i have been saying for some time that passed 70 no one should be able to vote and/or be in politics
No one even thought at the time that there would be mass migration of the English speaking population nor the exit of the vast majority of corporate head offices that were at the time located in Montreal.
The situation is similar to what is happening with Trump and the Proud Boys. There is a politician ( Rene Levesque ), the hard core separatist ( FLQ terrorist ). Some in the hard core group will do the extreme and there is a large group of sympathizers that support the idea of separation but are not actively involved.
That was the trouble with that whole movement, "no one thought".
Quebec in general is a pain in the ass to deal with from a business perspective. Separate tax systems, language laws, attitudes...
Our location in Toronto have staff that come from over 30 separate cultures and backgrounds and not only can they exist and work in the same space, they thrive as a group. Our Quebec office is constantly dealing with petty bullshit, racism and white male privilege.
I have never lived in Quebec, however a couple of people who work in Quebec have confided to me that the workplace is a reflection of the culture of the province. I have no idea if that is the case, but if so, then it is no wonder that those large corporations got the hell out when they could.
The cunt that fucked a nation….I know Pierre lived on Pine Avenue, but I do not know if this was after Margaret fucked Mic. After politics Pierre joined a law firm. He would walk from his home to the downtown office and drive the horsemen crazy. He would have his catered lunch, shake a few hands of clients and collect an executive payday.
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