Québec solidaire wants Government to do more to support campaign to free Mandela

PLATEAU MONT-ROYAL -- Québec solidaire sort-of spokesman Amir Khadir criticized the Government for not doing enough to free Nelson Mandela from his imprisonment in South Africa and urged more support for the international campaign free him.

"If  we are ever going to achieve national liberation, we need to support other liberation movements around the world such as the African National Congress and the Palestine Liberation Organization," said Khadir. "As long as Mandela is in prison, none of us are free."

When told that Mandela had been freed from prison in 1990 and died last year, Khadir replied that "you should never believe the mainstream media.  The media said I was too much of a flake to be an effective MNA, but here I am."

Election night coverage

- PQ to celebrate victory for another 7 hours; infighting to resume at 8am tomorrow as scheduled.

- Charest says "we fooled the polls", referring to the poll from two weeks ago saying the Liberals would win

- Legault promises to put Marois government under "high surveillance" from behind pillar at back of National Assembly where CAQ will sit

- Marois becomes most feminine premier since Daniel Johnson

- Charest thanks Sherbrooke voters "for nothing"

- CAQ offical photographer relieved group photo won't be as challenging as anticipated

- Bureau-Blouin, student protest leader elected for PQ, now wishes he could have his summer back

- Quebecers have spoken: "We want nothing in particular"

- Liberals, 2nd place with 46 seats, claim a moral loss

- Wave of momentum lifts CAQ to distant third

- Quebec solidaire elect both their half-leaders

- Jean-Martin Aussant still confident of participating in Leaders' Debate

- Green Party happy that no one wasted paper by marking their ballots for them

- Race to replace Charest begins by people trying to think if they can remember the name any other Liberal

- Legault says he cannot remeber speaking or meeting to a "Dr. Barrette"

- PQ minority - Marois "thrilled and relieved not to have to deliver any election promises"

Due to holiday weekend, election campaign put off until Tuesday

Quebec's main political parties watered their plants, took out the garbage and alphabetized their bookshelves on the third-to-last day before the election, as it appeared the campaign was over and everyone had made up their minds.

"The polls haven't changed since, the second week, so I'm going fishing," said West Island Liberal MNA Lawrence Bergman.

"I think the best way to show my constituents that I'm the best-qualified candidate is by cooking these sausages really well on the barbecue," said PQ Matane MNA Pascal Berube.

No one at the Coalition avenir Quebec office answered the phones, but an answering machine said they would be back at the office on Tuesday, September 4.

Quebec solidaire MNA Amir Khadir was out campaigning this weekend, saying that the only Labour Days he recognizes are on May 1 and November 7.

Super Quebec Vote Plus was unable to contact anyone at Option nationale or the Green Party because we couldn't be bothered.

With one week to go, parties grow bored and listless

With only one week to go until the September 4 vote, Quebec's political parties are growing bored of the election, having run out of ideas for anything else to do on the campaign trail.

"Once we have nominated all the candidates, announced our platform and had the debates, the rest of the campaign is just boring," said PQ candidate Bernard Drainville.

"Oh my god, this last campaign week is so lame!" exclaimed Minnister of Families and Liberal candidate Yolande James.  "I'm running as a Liberal in the West Island, so I locked up this seat years ago.  What a waste of time this campaign is becoming."

"It's like reruns of M*A*S*H," said CAQ candidate Gaetan Barette. "The last few weeks of the campaign are just repetitive and never seem to be over."

"When does it end?  I have a baby to take care of, I have grocery shopping to do," said Option nationale candidate Catherine Dorion.

"This campaign is so dull,"  said former Quebec solidaire leader, Amir Khadir. "At least I have some books to read in prison," he said.

"What?  There's an election?  When?" said Green Party leader Claude Sabourin.

Congratulations pour into Francoise David for not being Amir Khadir

People continued congratulating Quebec solidaire co-spokeswoman Francoise David for her debate performance on Sunday, saying her performance was the most unAmir Khadir-like presentation ever given by the party.

"Francoise, it was wonderful to hear you sounding relevant, competent and not a flake... no offence, Amir," said a David supporter at QS who noticed that Khadir was also in earshot.

Debate watchers gave David particular credit for talking about Quebec-related issues and for not getting arrested during the entire two hours.

Policeman to run for Quebec solidaire; Khadir protests his brutality

Former policeman Will Prosper announced his candidacy for Quebec solidare in the riding of Bourassa-Sauvé.  He was accompanied at the press conference by Mercier MNA Amir Khadir, who accused him of brutality and protested his presence. 

Prosper, a former RCMP officer, was praised by Khadir for his community activism and his lead in investigating allegations of police brutality in Montreal North. Khadir then blocked the door with twenty masked protesters, who smashed bank windows and accused Prosper of complicity in police brutality.