-- Marois admits: "Quebecers love hijabs"
-- Huge CAQ wave pushes Legault to exactly where he was when he started
-- Early results pour in as vote-counters want to go to bed early
-- Couillard on election campaign: "Well, that was easy"
-- Director General of Elections encourages Quebecers to vote: "Every vote counts (except for Green Party)"
Showing posts with label Québec solidaire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Québec solidaire. Show all posts
Monday, April 7, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Parties propose new laws to ignore to combat corruption
MONTRÉAL -- Québec's major political parties unveiled new laws designed to be ignored to combat corruption.
Philippe Couillard of the Liberal Party promised to "make corruption illegal," by passing a law outlawing the doing of illegal things. "Once people realize that doing illegal things is against the law, that should reduce the incentive to perform corrupt practices." He changed his mind later that day.
Pauline Marois pledged to reduce the campaign contribution limit from $100 to $0.08. "We feel that by lowering the amount of legal contributions, that will lower the incentive to get funds illegally," she said.
Francois Legault said a CAQ government would close down the Highway Department. "If there is no highway construction, then there can be no highway corruption," said Legault in a way that sort of sounded like a play on words but not really.
Francoise David said that a Québec solidaire government would nationalize the construction industry. "History has proven that the one sector that is immune from corruption is the public sector," she said.
Philippe Couillard of the Liberal Party promised to "make corruption illegal," by passing a law outlawing the doing of illegal things. "Once people realize that doing illegal things is against the law, that should reduce the incentive to perform corrupt practices." He changed his mind later that day.
Pauline Marois pledged to reduce the campaign contribution limit from $100 to $0.08. "We feel that by lowering the amount of legal contributions, that will lower the incentive to get funds illegally," she said.
Francois Legault said a CAQ government would close down the Highway Department. "If there is no highway construction, then there can be no highway corruption," said Legault in a way that sort of sounded like a play on words but not really.
Francoise David said that a Québec solidaire government would nationalize the construction industry. "History has proven that the one sector that is immune from corruption is the public sector," she said.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Québec solidaire wants quick independence referendum for Québec so that Russia can annex it
MONTRÉAL -- Québec solidaire sort-of leader Françoise David explained her position on favouring a quick referendum on sovereignty today, saying that she believed that a quick referendum on independence would lead to Russia annexing Québec.
"Russia is the birthplace of the workers' paradise that we wish to create in Québec and it is also very keen to annex places that declare independence after a quick referendum," said David.
When asked to comment, the Russian ambassador to Canada did not dismiss the idea but said it would likely have to wait until just after the next Winter Olympics.
"Russia is the birthplace of the workers' paradise that we wish to create in Québec and it is also very keen to annex places that declare independence after a quick referendum," said David.
When asked to comment, the Russian ambassador to Canada did not dismiss the idea but said it would likely have to wait until just after the next Winter Olympics.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
With debate over, leaders look forward to doing nothing until April 7
QUÉBEC -- With the debate completed, each of the leaders of Québec's four major parties are looking forward to doing and saying nothing until the April 7 vote.
"I just said the same thing over and over during the debate that I've been saying all campaign," said apparent frontrunner Philippe Couillard, "and I don't think I'll need to repeat myself anymore for the rest of the campaign."
"My voice is getting a bit sore, so I think I'll probably just stay home and rest for the remainder of the campaign," said premier Pauline Marois.
"I can't think of anything else to say," said Coalition avenir Québec leader François Legault. "I think we all struggled to say anything new during the debate. I wish the vote was today, frankly."
"The campaign is over," said Françoise David of Québec solidaire. "I should think everyone has made up their minds already."
"I just said the same thing over and over during the debate that I've been saying all campaign," said apparent frontrunner Philippe Couillard, "and I don't think I'll need to repeat myself anymore for the rest of the campaign."
"My voice is getting a bit sore, so I think I'll probably just stay home and rest for the remainder of the campaign," said premier Pauline Marois.
"I can't think of anything else to say," said Coalition avenir Québec leader François Legault. "I think we all struggled to say anything new during the debate. I wish the vote was today, frankly."
"The campaign is over," said Françoise David of Québec solidaire. "I should think everyone has made up their minds already."
Friday, March 21, 2014
LEADERS' DEBATE SUMMARY
MONTREAL -- The following is a summary of our live coverage of the 2014 Leaders' debate:
OPENING STATEMENTS:
- Leaders mention the lack of importance of a referendum 10 times in 3 minutes.
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY:
- Francoise David wants to stop Quebec from turning into an "Oil State", by pointing out that there is no oil in Quebec.
- The zero voters on Anticosti Island are pleased that the leaders are finally talking about their issues.
- Legault, with "Gaspésie/Gaspillage" line, takes early lead in Debate Pun Contest.
- Polls indicate that yelling random job numbers makes leaders appear interesting, likeable
SOCIAL SERVICES:
- Legault says "You didn't do your homework" during education debate; takes 2-0 lead in Play-On-Words Contest
- Health and education cease to be voters' top priorities after realizing that talking about those issues is so boring.
NATIONALITY AND IDENTITY:
- Leaders finally talk about Pierre Karl Péladeau in order to wake themselves up.
- Francoise David promises referendum in her first term as premier (in year 2135).
CLOSING STATEMENTS:
- Only "knock-out punch" at Québec leaders' debate from viewers who tried to knock themselves unconscious to avoid boredeom.
OPENING STATEMENTS:
- Leaders mention the lack of importance of a referendum 10 times in 3 minutes.
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY:
- Francoise David wants to stop Quebec from turning into an "Oil State", by pointing out that there is no oil in Quebec.
- The zero voters on Anticosti Island are pleased that the leaders are finally talking about their issues.
- Legault, with "Gaspésie/Gaspillage" line, takes early lead in Debate Pun Contest.
- Polls indicate that yelling random job numbers makes leaders appear interesting, likeable
SOCIAL SERVICES:
- Legault says "You didn't do your homework" during education debate; takes 2-0 lead in Play-On-Words Contest
- Health and education cease to be voters' top priorities after realizing that talking about those issues is so boring.
NATIONALITY AND IDENTITY:
- Leaders finally talk about Pierre Karl Péladeau in order to wake themselves up.
- Francoise David promises referendum in her first term as premier (in year 2135).
CLOSING STATEMENTS:
- Only "knock-out punch" at Québec leaders' debate from viewers who tried to knock themselves unconscious to avoid boredeom.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Leaders' debate expected to focus on voters' top priorities: weather, hockey
MONTREAL -- Tonight's debate between the leaders of Québec's four main political parties is expected to focus on the two issues that voters have indicated is foremost in their minds: when spring will start, and who the Canadiens will face in the first round of the playoffs.
Pauline Marois and Francoise David have both called upon the federal government to give up more powers from Environment Canada to the provinces in determining when spring will arrive. Liberal leader Philippe Couillard was recently on the defensive when he suggested that negotiating a constitutional change over the weather would be difficult, especially as Ontario currently controls the groundhog that predicts spring in Canada.
The Canadiens' chances in the playoffs are expected to dominate much of the discussion since polls identified this issue as voters' top priority. Couillard and Legault have had difficulty distinguishing their positions as they both believe that Montreal will face Toronto, while Marois favours Tampa Bay. Francoise David, who does not follow hockey, is expected to spend this part of the debate texting.
Pauline Marois and Francoise David have both called upon the federal government to give up more powers from Environment Canada to the provinces in determining when spring will arrive. Liberal leader Philippe Couillard was recently on the defensive when he suggested that negotiating a constitutional change over the weather would be difficult, especially as Ontario currently controls the groundhog that predicts spring in Canada.
The Canadiens' chances in the playoffs are expected to dominate much of the discussion since polls identified this issue as voters' top priority. Couillard and Legault have had difficulty distinguishing their positions as they both believe that Montreal will face Toronto, while Marois favours Tampa Bay. Francoise David, who does not follow hockey, is expected to spend this part of the debate texting.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Québec campaign so boring, federal government steps in
OTTAWA -- The federal government was so concerned that the Québec election campaign had become boring due to concentration on tomorrow's debate that it implemented a change of finance minister to give some news to report on.
"Given the current lull in the Québec election, in the interests of keeping something worthwhile in the news, federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty has announced his resignation," said a communiqué from the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa.
All parties in Québec denounced the move. "We are against anything that the Harper Government does," said Francoise David of Québec solidaire. "We have been asking for the resignation of the Finance Minister for a long time, and now that he has resigned, we are against that, too."
"Given the current lull in the Québec election, in the interests of keeping something worthwhile in the news, federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty has announced his resignation," said a communiqué from the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa.
All parties in Québec denounced the move. "We are against anything that the Harper Government does," said Francoise David of Québec solidaire. "We have been asking for the resignation of the Finance Minister for a long time, and now that he has resigned, we are against that, too."
Saturday, March 15, 2014
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."
"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."
Monday, March 10, 2014
Françoise David to join Liberals, just to spite Péladeau
ROSEMONT-- Québec solidaire semi-leader Françoise David has announced that she is joining the Québec Liberal Party, just to spite Pierre-Karl Péladeau, who joined the Parti québécois on Sunday.
"As he is an enemy of the working class, whatever Pierre-Karl Péladeau does, I vow to do the opposite," said Ms. David on Monday. "When his company wanted to build the Québec amphitheatre, I opposed the idea and suggested salting the ground where the construction site would be. When Vidéotron expanded its spectrum, I switched to Netflix. If he joins the Parti québécois, I will join the Liberals."
David also pledged to attend the National Assembly only on days that Péladeau is not attending.
"As he is an enemy of the working class, whatever Pierre-Karl Péladeau does, I vow to do the opposite," said Ms. David on Monday. "When his company wanted to build the Québec amphitheatre, I opposed the idea and suggested salting the ground where the construction site would be. When Vidéotron expanded its spectrum, I switched to Netflix. If he joins the Parti québécois, I will join the Liberals."
David also pledged to attend the National Assembly only on days that Péladeau is not attending.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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"
- 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"
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Quebec solidaire poised for greatest gains since victory at Stalingrad
At 7% in the polls just two days before the election, Quebec solidaire is poised to make its greatest gains since its victory over the German invasion at Stalingrad in 1943, analysts said.
Quebec solidaire, then known as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, battled Hitler's invasion for six months in one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, turning the tide in an eventual allied victory.
The party remained in power until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992. It was then renamed the Parti de la democratie socialiste and polled less than 1% of the vote in Quebec elections.
In 2002, it joined with the rival Communist Party of Quebec to become the Union des forces progressistes and obtaining 1% of the vote in 2003. It renamed itself again to Quebec solidaire in 2006 and received just under 4% of the vote in 2007 and 2008.
Quebec solidaire, then known as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, battled Hitler's invasion for six months in one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War, turning the tide in an eventual allied victory.
The party remained in power until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992. It was then renamed the Parti de la democratie socialiste and polled less than 1% of the vote in Quebec elections.
In 2002, it joined with the rival Communist Party of Quebec to become the Union des forces progressistes and obtaining 1% of the vote in 2003. It renamed itself again to Quebec solidaire in 2006 and received just under 4% of the vote in 2007 and 2008.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
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.
"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.
Monday, August 27, 2012
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.
"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.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Debate Highlights
Super Québec Vote Plus looks back on the highlights of four nights of Quebec leaders debates:
Debate I - Charest-Marois-Legault-David
Debate Q: What will you do for the middle class?
Charest: Continue to screw them in a responsible fashion.
David: Abolish them.
Debate Q: Did you close your eyes to corruption?
Charest: No, they were never open to begin with.
Debate Q: how will you get rid of corruption in party financing?
David: we will stay at 4% or less in the polls so that no one wants to donate to us.
Debate Q: who would you be in a minority government with?
Legault: no one. We would lose each vote on a vote-by-vote basis.
Debate Q: how will each Quebecer have their own family doctor in one year?
Legault: by each setting their next appointment for fourteen years from now.
Debate Question: how do intend to you pay for your election promises?
David: Quebec is rich!!!!
Legault: Pay doctors more!!!
Charest: Run a deficit for nine years!!!
Marois: [note to self: keep quiet and be glad no one is asking me anything...]
Final words:
David: please remember, we still exist.
Charest: Marois' priority is a referendum; I have no priorities.
Legault: I'm tired of the old parties, of which I was a senior minister a few years ago.
Marois: We need to be a sovereign country, and I intend to do absolutely nothing about that.
Quebecers: WTF?!?!
- Congratulations pour in for Francoise David for not being Amir Khadir during Debate
- Aussant participates in leaders' debates by yelling at his TV
Face-a-Face I: Charest-Marois
- Excluded from tonight's debate, Legault to stay home and play Angry Birds
- Three men dead after playing Face-a-Face drinking game, where they drink each time Charest interrupts by saying "MADAME MAROIS..."
- Charest and Marois high-five each other for each having achieved record high debt by different measurements.
- Bill 101 most important issue in campaign, says nobody
Face-a-Face II: Charest-Legault
-Lights flicker in studio as Legault and Charest debate reducing Hydro Quebec's budget
- Charest and Legault, showing their connection with the concerns of today's Quebecers, argue about 1998 grocery store sale
- Legault promises shorter waiting times at Provigo, a cashier for every family
Face-a-Face III: Marois-Legault
- Marois spent $11 million to visit Gaspesie and Iles-de-la-Madeleine; says she didn't know the price of ordering movies in hotel room
- Legault raises spectre of "Caribous in a Ravine"; Marois thinks it would make good sequel to "Snakes on a Plane"
- Legault admits he was once Chairman of Air Transat; immediately quits as CAQ leader in disgrace
- Aussant still confident of being allowed to participate in Debate
Debate I - Charest-Marois-Legault-David
Debate Q: What will you do for the middle class?
Charest: Continue to screw them in a responsible fashion.
David: Abolish them.
Debate Q: Did you close your eyes to corruption?
Charest: No, they were never open to begin with.
Debate Q: how will you get rid of corruption in party financing?
David: we will stay at 4% or less in the polls so that no one wants to donate to us.
Debate Q: who would you be in a minority government with?
Legault: no one. We would lose each vote on a vote-by-vote basis.
Debate Q: how will each Quebecer have their own family doctor in one year?
Legault: by each setting their next appointment for fourteen years from now.
Debate Question: how do intend to you pay for your election promises?
David: Quebec is rich!!!!
Legault: Pay doctors more!!!
Charest: Run a deficit for nine years!!!
Marois: [note to self: keep quiet and be glad no one is asking me anything...]
Final words:
David: please remember, we still exist.
Charest: Marois' priority is a referendum; I have no priorities.
Legault: I'm tired of the old parties, of which I was a senior minister a few years ago.
Marois: We need to be a sovereign country, and I intend to do absolutely nothing about that.
Quebecers: WTF?!?!
- Congratulations pour in for Francoise David for not being Amir Khadir during Debate
- Aussant participates in leaders' debates by yelling at his TV
Face-a-Face I: Charest-Marois
- Excluded from tonight's debate, Legault to stay home and play Angry Birds
- Three men dead after playing Face-a-Face drinking game, where they drink each time Charest interrupts by saying "MADAME MAROIS..."
- Charest and Marois high-five each other for each having achieved record high debt by different measurements.
- Bill 101 most important issue in campaign, says nobody
Face-a-Face II: Charest-Legault
-Lights flicker in studio as Legault and Charest debate reducing Hydro Quebec's budget
- Charest and Legault, showing their connection with the concerns of today's Quebecers, argue about 1998 grocery store sale
- Legault promises shorter waiting times at Provigo, a cashier for every family
Face-a-Face III: Marois-Legault
- Marois spent $11 million to visit Gaspesie and Iles-de-la-Madeleine; says she didn't know the price of ordering movies in hotel room
- Legault raises spectre of "Caribous in a Ravine"; Marois thinks it would make good sequel to "Snakes on a Plane"
- Legault admits he was once Chairman of Air Transat; immediately quits as CAQ leader in disgrace
- Aussant still confident of being allowed to participate in Debate
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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.
"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.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Vote for Liberals is vote for PQ: Charest
Urging Quebecers to vote strategically to avoid another referendum, Liberal leader Jean Charest logically extended his "wasted vote" theory to his own
party, saying that a vote for the Liberals is a vote for the PQ.
"Pretty much whomever you vote for is a vote for the PQ and another referendum," Charest said. "Quebecers should thin about that before they vote."
Pauline Marois denied that a vote for any vote is really a vote for the PQ. "Only a vote for the Parti Quebecois, CAQ or the Green Party is a vote for the Parti Quebecois. A vote for the Liberals, the Marxist-Leninists or the Bloc Pot is a vote for the same old, tired policies of Charest."
Both Charest and Marois agreed that a vote for Option nationale is a vote for Quebec Solidaire.
"Pretty much whomever you vote for is a vote for the PQ and another referendum," Charest said. "Quebecers should thin about that before they vote."
Pauline Marois denied that a vote for any vote is really a vote for the PQ. "Only a vote for the Parti Quebecois, CAQ or the Green Party is a vote for the Parti Quebecois. A vote for the Liberals, the Marxist-Leninists or the Bloc Pot is a vote for the same old, tired policies of Charest."
Both Charest and Marois agreed that a vote for Option nationale is a vote for Quebec Solidaire.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Poll reveals Quebecers want more personal insults in campaign
A CROP poll released today showed that the deciding issue in this campaign for most Quebecers is which party makes the best personal insults against other parties' candidates. The survey revealed a surge of support to both the Parti Quebceois and CAQ after Pauline Marois called a CAQ candidate "too fat to be health minister" and where the CAQ called Marois a "crybaby".
The poll was conducted before a Parti quebecois candidate was called "too Algerian".
Jean Charest's Liberals continue to fall in the polls after the best insult that Charest could come up with was calling Francois Legault "an accountant who can't count".
"It would have been more effective if Charest had made fun of Lgault's personal appearance or poor speaking style," said CROP spokesman Alain Lagace. "Voters felt that the reference to Legault's accounting skills was too relevant to his ability to govern and so lost interest in the insult."
Quebec solidaire has so far avoided personal insults and is expected to get no votes.
The poll was conducted before a Parti quebecois candidate was called "too Algerian".
Jean Charest's Liberals continue to fall in the polls after the best insult that Charest could come up with was calling Francois Legault "an accountant who can't count".
"It would have been more effective if Charest had made fun of Lgault's personal appearance or poor speaking style," said CROP spokesman Alain Lagace. "Voters felt that the reference to Legault's accounting skills was too relevant to his ability to govern and so lost interest in the insult."
Quebec solidaire has so far avoided personal insults and is expected to get no votes.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
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.
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.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Day 2: Main issue in campaign is when a referendum will not happen
On the first full day of campaigning, Québec's six largest political parties are focused on the main issue on voters' minds: when a referendum on sovereignty will not happen.
The Liberals have promised that they will not have a referendum if re-elected. "Do we want referendums, or do we want democracy?" Charest said in Quebec City.
Meanwhile, PQ leader Pauline Marois was in Montreal to not commit on having a referendum in her first term, saying that she was focused on achieving sovereignty, not on doing things to achieve sovereignty.
CAQ leader Francois Legault stated that "a referendum was off the table forever" on English CBC radio. A CAQ spokesman later confirmed that the CAQ defines "forever" as 10 years.
Quebec solidaire leader Amir Khadir, who was campaigning in Gaza City, that a referendum should not be held until 14 Thermidor in the year 221 of the French Revolutionary Calendar.
Jean-Martin Aussant of Option nationale opposed holding a referendum on sovereignty at all, stating that he would interpret Option nationale getting at least 5% of the vote as a mandate for independence.
Green Party leader Claude Sabourin stated while campaigning in his backyard swimming pool in Longueuil that the Green Party would not hold a referendum because of the excessive use of paper, unless voters were allowed to reuse their 1995 ballots.
Meanwhile, PQ leader Pauline Marois was in Montreal to not commit on having a referendum in her first term, saying that she was focused on achieving sovereignty, not on doing things to achieve sovereignty.
CAQ leader Francois Legault stated that "a referendum was off the table forever" on English CBC radio. A CAQ spokesman later confirmed that the CAQ defines "forever" as 10 years.
Quebec solidaire leader Amir Khadir, who was campaigning in Gaza City, that a referendum should not be held until 14 Thermidor in the year 221 of the French Revolutionary Calendar.
Jean-Martin Aussant of Option nationale opposed holding a referendum on sovereignty at all, stating that he would interpret Option nationale getting at least 5% of the vote as a mandate for independence.
Green Party leader Claude Sabourin stated while campaigning in his backyard swimming pool in Longueuil that the Green Party would not hold a referendum because of the excessive use of paper, unless voters were allowed to reuse their 1995 ballots.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Woman, 64, stalks Amir Khadir, calling herself "co-spokesperson"
A woman has been stalking Québec solidaire leader Amir Khadir for years, calling herself "co-spokesperson", Super Québec Vote Plus has learned.
Francoise David, 64, was apparently a former candidate for Québec solidaire. However, since the 2008 election, she has been tried several times to force herself into Q.S. events. Once inside, she sometimes attempts to get onto the stage and pester reporters to interview her, claiming that she is "co-spokesperson" for the party.
It was unclear what Ms. David's motivation is. Super Québec Vote Plus could not be bothered to contact Ms. David for comment prior to publication.
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