The circus rolled into Quebec City this week and before one word was uttered, the chief architect of the charter, Bernard Drainville, proclaimed that there really would not be any substantive changes to the bill.
So the charade began and the PQ has put in the earplugs.
Like our friend Gollum, Drainville isn’t listening and will let nothing get in the way of his precious... even though it’s a plan that targets minorities, brings out the bullies and is a disaster for Quebec’s reputation in the world.
Anyone with an axe to grind is welcomed with open arms at the PQ sideshow.
Serge Gauthier of the Charlevoix Hysterical Society testified that Quebecers from the regions, like Charlevoix, visit Montreal and find it different and not Quebecois at all.
In line with the notion of 'some of my best friends are,' he delivered this pearl: He says he has known and befriended a lot of immigrants. His own brother-in-law is Laotian and over the holidays he ate tourtiere with the family, and he liked it!
Well there you go, maybe the real secret to taming all those suspicious foreigners was with us all along: homemade and homegrown Quebec tourtiere.
A little taste of Quebec meat pie, the pork version of course, and problem solved. Le Quebec aux Quebecois.
What happens when the Quebec Bar tears the charter to shreds? Again, the arguments against the precious are dismissed...
Jobs lost? Pshaw
43,800.
That’s how many full-time jobs Quebec lost last year.
One noted economist says the private sector is just not creating employment.
And what is this government’s priority? Counting the hijabs and kippas on the head of a pin.
I fear you cannot fix stupid even though there are 43,800 reasons to do so.
Disgraceful road conditions
Let's face it, in this province, every time we take the wheel it’s a risk.
Imagine driving along the T-Can and all of a sudden a 20 KILOGRAM chunk of concrete lands on your hood.
Half a second later and that driver would probably be dead.
So what does Transports Quebec do? It orders emergency inspections on 500 other overpasses.
Earth to Transports Quebec… Come in. That horse left the barn.
If inspections were needed, if there is an emergency, why weren’t they done already?
Why does it take a near-tragedy to wake these people up?
On our Talkback Montreal poll this week, an astounding 6% of respondents said they actually believe Transports Quebec when it claims the roads are safe. I’m surprised it’s that high.
Perhaps the government can spare some language police to inspect the roads. They would be certainly put to better use.
Half a second to shatter so many lives just because you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
An overpass the government knew was falling apart.
The sad thing is it will happen again and maybe next time the half a second will be half a second too late.
