| The horse race that was the Quebec provincial election is finally over, and the fallout has been nothing short of entertaining. With the 'pink-Tory'-led Liberals retaining power but at a significant loss of seats, the separatist Parti Quebecois suffering it's worst result in 34 years by finishing third, and the rise of the Action's démocratique du Québec party into the opposition seats, the media has begun a frenzy of 'now what's' and 'what ifs'.Most are calling Mario Dumont's ADQ's come-from-nowhere finish a surprising rightwing turn for Quebec. Watching the CBC talking heads trying to make sense of it is borderline comical. Their shock and awe (Quebec? The bastion of leftwing thought moving right?) reminds one of a Three Stooges film. Of course, some of us recall that Stephen Harper's federal Conservatives achieved a minority government in the recent federal election due to surprising support from Quebec voters.The sudden rise to credibility by the right-of-centre ADQ i |
