Is this nation thing Iggy's responsibility? I will reserve comment in favour of Michael Bliss, who writes:
"None of this would likely have happened if Mr. Ignatieff had not deliberately fanned the embers of Quebec nationalism in his campaign for the Liberal leadership. Without Mr. Ignatieff's publicizing of the issue, it probably would have simmered harmlessly. He is a classic example of the irresponsible intellectual who advocates what seem like good ideas, and only afterwards comes to understand and regret the unintended consequences of the positions he has taken. He did not learn the lessons of his ghastly Iraq folly. After making mistakes that would have humbled and silenced most thoughtful men, Mr. Ignatieff instead chose to bring his carpet bag of ideas back to Canada. Millions pay the price of the Ignatieff ego."
Liberals should think twice before allowing Harper to go this way without opposition, giving him a "red carpet" to limit federal involvement in provincial matters and to weaken our federation irreparably by institutionalising conservatism like the Borg sought to do in Star Trek - assimilate!.
Why are the leadership candidates being encouraged to go this way?
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Canuckistian: if Iggy would have swept this issue under the rug like any responsible person would have done, Harper would not be trying to use it. And, Duceppe would not be agreeing with Harper about re-opening the constitution, no matter what opportunist bloggers have to say about an issue that has been flip-flopped beyond what is responsible.
Gatineau, accross the river from Ottawa, elected a Bloc Québécois member in the last election.
Try and sweep reality under the rug if you want, but it is not business as usuall. Quebeckers are not happy. I a democracy, you try and keep people happy.
The Liberal Party bombed in Quebec due to Adscam not because there wasn't a motion passed in the House of Commons recognizing Quebec as a nation.
Get real.
The Party needs renewal not gimmick phrases to offer Quebecers.
Hey, lay off Mikie... Are we sure that Bliss isn't some undercover operative of the Rae-bots? And Canuckistan, didn't I see you and your secret decoder ring at some Bevilacqua bash pre-jettison?
Beeee berry berry Qwiieet, TdHuh? is huntin' Iggy bashers...
Regardless of how the Liberals are trying to spin this, it is ethnic nationalism. This sociological nation stuff is bullshit, designed to make Harpie's motion palatable to Liberal delegates.
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