Quebec a country by year-end?

[matai]

So do you think that the Liberal landslide will carry over, in any way, for the Federal Liberals and Trudeau?

Well, it was in the news & confirmed by the cops yesterday that people had to pay big buxx to have access to one of the Liberal Minister under Jean Charest, and those who received subventions from her were of special interest in helping finance the Liberal Party. Will be interesting to follow.

[hobbyguy]

Yikes! That doesn't sound good about Charest's minister.

Is that this story being investigated: http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/still-buddies-in-bad-times/

"It is all the more strange considering that an inquiry into corruption in the province’s construction industry, reluctantly called by Charest himself in 2011, recently heard testimony alleging three of his former senior ministers curried the favour of (and solicited donations from) a Mobbed-up construction magnate."

The strange part of that is that even with that going on, the people of Quebec voted heavily for the Liberals.

But then politics never has been a rational exercise.

[matai]

Yikes! That doesn't sound good about Charest's minister.

Is that this story being investigated: http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/still-buddies-in-bad-times/

"It is all the more strange considering that an inquiry into corruption in the province’s construction industry, reluctantly called by Charest himself in 2011, recently heard testimony alleging three of his former senior ministers curried the favour of (and solicited donations from) a Mobbed-up construction magnate."

The strange part of that is that even with that going on, the people of Quebec voted heavily for the Liberals.

But then politics never has been a rational exercise.

Yes, this is her, Nathalie Normandeau. Thanks for your article. I found another one with more info:
English:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ ... -1.2612736

French (twice as much details):
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Po ... deau.shtml

Yesterday, the news said she was also greatly & closely involved in this recent election last week, counseling candidates on how to speak to the medias.

Too bad the English medias don't give one tenth of the details the French ones does.

This is the article that says police found you had to pay to get access to the minister:
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/0 ... normandeau

[mexi cali]

In a busy Parisian café, a Quebecer tourist is sitting alone, enjoying a crème caramel. Another tourist approaches:

May I sit here?

No problem...

Thank you, very nice...

Are you on vacation?

Yes, I arrived yesterday...

What country are you from?

Norway. You?

From Quebec.

Quebec? I don't know Quebec...

Quebec... near the Atlantic, next to Ontario, the Great Lakes...

No, I don't know these places.

Never mind then, I'm from Canada...

Ah! Canada! Canada I know! So why you tell me you come from Quebec?

Because, my first country is Quebec!

Oh, you were born in Quebec and immigrated to Canada....

No, no, I was born in Quebec and I stayed in Quebec...

Oh, then your father is from Canada?

No, no, my father, my mother, my wife, my dog, everybody, they come from Quebec....

So why you say Canada?

For Christ sake, because you say you don't know where is Quebec!

OK, but if you say you not know Norway, I not say that my country is Japan...

*bleep*! Canada isn't Japan. Canada, it's my country.

Oh, your country not Quebec anymore?...

My country is Quebec. But my country, it can be Canada too, if the person I'm speaking to not know where is Quebec, Tabarnak!

I don't understand...

Look, it's simple: I come from the Province of Quebec, in the country of Canada.

Ok! But I didn't ask you what Province you're from, I ask you what Country
you're from. Me, I come from Lofoten region in Norway, but I answer you
Norway when you ask me what country I come from...

I know, I'm not stupid, Calisse! But me, when they ask me what country I
come from, I answer Quebec. Even if it's the name of my Province. For me,
it's my Country.

Oh, now I understand. You are a separatist, you want your Quebec province
to be your country.

Are you crazy, Hostie? I don't want to know nothing from that *bleep*!

I do not understand anything anymore.

I tell you before, it's simple! You ask me what country I come from, I
answered Quebec because Quebec is my country, but I don't really want it
to be my country, it would be too much trouble. I just want to say it. So,
why don't you just let me say it?

I'm all mixed up. You have passport from what country: Quebec or Canada?

CANADA, Hostie!

So why you not tell me Canada right away?

Because it don't feel right. For me, Canada is Anne Murray, the Calgary
Stampede, the Mounted Police, SARS, it's not my home all that. Home, it's
La Famille Plouffe, Seraphin Poudrier, La P'tite Vie, Felix Leclerc, La
Poune, Les Canadiens de Montreal, Les Bougons... Do you understand???

Less and less...

Listen, forget all that *bleep*. Ask me another question.

Ok, what town you come from?

Mmm..., I don't know anymore...

You not know what town you come from?

Yes, yes, I know what town I come from, but my town it merged with another
town, but soon it is going to demerge from the town that was supposed to
be my town...

Oh, that very complicated! When you write your address, what do you write?

I don't know anymore. Before, I used to write Hull, but Hull changed to
Gatineau, but they tell us to wait 3 years before stopping to write Hull
to not mix up the mailman. But now, the Liberals they pass a law that make
it okay for Gatineau to be Hull again, but I don't know if we have to wait
3 years to be able to write Hull, or when the 3 years are passed, if we
have to write Gatineau for 3 years, and after we write Hull. Unless, of
course, the PQ come back in power and we remerge with Gatineau, then we'll
have to write Gatineau for 3 years.

I'll leave now; I my head hurts...

It's so simple, Tabarnak: My town is Hull, my country is Quebec. But if
you prefer, my town is Gatineau and my country is Canada.

OK, I think I understand!

It's about time. Anyway, it was fun talking to you, if you come around
where I live; maybe you come and see me...

OK, but where? Hull in Quebec or Gatineau in Canada?

You're a pain in the asss. Forget the whole thing….

*That, my friends, is the most accurate portrait of Quebec that you will
ever get!*

[matai]

hahahaha, so so true. lol