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I Voted
March 26, 2007
Yes, I voted this morning in the Westmount-Saint-Louis riding. The day was grey and the ambiance was rather calm for my taste. I’m not really used to an Election Day in which there’s almost no signs of anything going on. In Costa Rica, Election Day feels like a soccer game, with partisans waving flags and [...]
Québec in Spain: The Flagbearer of Nationalism Without State
March 22, 2007
In an article dated March 21, 2007 and signed by José Luis Barbería in the Spanish daily El País the fact that Mario Dumont is surprisingly strong in the polls is seen as yet another sign that most Quebeckers want to affirm their nationalism while at the same time somehow resigning themselves to be [...]
“Le débat des chefs” = Nothing new in Québec politics
March 13, 2007
The leaders of the Québec parties were debating tonight. I didn’t watch it live but I did tape it. So far it’s been very boring. Nothing new: ADQ’s Mario Dumont struggles to look convincing, PQ’s André Boisclair adopts a populist attitude and PLQ’s Jean Charest keeps saying that we’re getting there. Is this really [...]