Quebec: April 7, 2014

[Cassius]

So, a question. Are the CAQ the party of, well, conservative or right-leaning voters? I'm aware that they're partially descended from the ADQ, which, according to my reading on it, was a fairly right wing party. I'm just curious, as they seem a little vague when it comes to their political positions (I may be wrong).

[RogueBeaver]

CAQ is centre-right on our spectrum, yes.

[MaxQue]

So, a question. Are the CAQ the party of, well, conservative or right-leaning voters? I'm aware that they're partially descended from the ADQ, which, according to my reading on it, was a fairly right wing party. I'm just curious, as they seem a little vague when it comes to their political positions (I may be wrong).

They are what their leaders want them to be. There is no internal democracy, the leader simply appoints the candidates and decide the positions.

It's a mix of various positions, some left-wing (raising teachers wages by 30%, for example), some right-wing. There is more right-wing positions than left-wing ones, but I'm not sure it's enough to call it right-wing.

EDIT: Let's not forget than their main campaign plank is massive investment to transform St. Lawrence Valley into a Silicon Valley.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Happily, someone has recently written a totes unbiased and in all respects reasonable and accurate guide to the parties of Quebec here.

[DC Al Fine]

Happily, someone has recently written a totes unbiased and in all respects reasonable and accurate guide to the parties of Quebec here.

You forgot Option Nationale

[MaxQue]

Notre Rai Pays? What the hell it's supposed to mean?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It's a reference to Infinite Jest

[RogueBeaver]

The president of Lac-Mégantic's chamber of commerce will run for the PQ. Theatre director Lorraine Pintal will run for them in Verdun. I must say the PQ does a great job on star recruitment. PLQ is lousy there.

[DL]

The president of Lac-Mégantic's chamber of commerce will run for the PQ. Theatre director Lorraine Pintal will run for them in Verdun. I must say the PQ does a great job on star recruitment. PLQ is lousy there.

Being president of a chamber of commerce is not what i would call a "star candidate" - that's a pretty standard kind of background for any major party candidate running in rural Quebec.

[RogueBeaver]

I was referring to Pintal and the ex-journo I mentioned yesterday.

[windjammer]

An election again?

[RogueBeaver]

Why not? All lights are green.

[Hatman 🍁]

An election again?

I'm surprised it's lasted this long.

[MaxQue]

Surprisingly, François Gendron, vice-Premier and Agriculture Minister and longest serving MNA, will seek an 11th term. He had an health issue last month.

It also means than it's almost sure than he will eat the record of Gérard Lévesque (no relation with René, it's a very common family name in Gaspésie) as the longest-serving MNA of Quebec history (37 years and 6 months). He will reach that record on April 15. He is elected since 1976 (the René Lévesque landslide).

[RogueBeaver]

Benhabib will run in Mille-Îles, Linda Goupil in Lévis. Couillard wants Gautrin to quit, I'd guess his prediction of Liberal defeat had something to do with that.

[RogueBeaver]

More PQ recruitment.

[You kip if you want to...]

Is the PQ not at all worried about how much the polls overestimated them in 2012?

[RogueBeaver]

Apparently not. Marois is very cautious, she wouldn't move unless she felt the time was ripe.

[RogueBeaver]

More PKP buzz, St-Jerome riding association is prepared to roll out the red carpet. Believe when seen, obviously.

[RogueBeaver]

PKP again categorically denies any interest to SRC.

[RogueBeaver]

Gazette reporter calls Benhabib the PQ's token Muslim and implies PQ is racist. Disgusting.

[MaxQue]

Gazette reporter calls Benhabib the PQ's token Muslim and implies PQ is racist. Disgusting.

She is apparently the courts and justice reporter, and she should stick to that.

[DL]

Gazette reporter calls Benhabib the PQ's token Muslim and implies PQ is racist. Disgusting.

Well, its true - the PQ is a racxist party that is the Quebec equivalent of LePen's Front Nationale...the xenophobic so-called "charter of Quebec values" is the most flagrant example of that.

[MaxQue]

Gazette reporter calls Benhabib the PQ's token Muslim and implies PQ is racist. Disgusting.

Well, its true - the PQ is a racxist party that is the Quebec equivalent of LePen's Front Nationale...the xenophobic so-called "charter of Quebec values" is the most flagrant example of that.

Stop drinking the francophobe media kool-aid or inform yourself about FN.

Given than you can't even spell "Front National" correctly, I suspect your knowledge in either is very low.

I suspect you don't have a clue about the things you're talking about and you just repeat the talking points of a francophobe "journalist".

I do think than many in the PQ are racist, but FN comparisons are over the top and it's very insulting to Mrs. Benhabib (one of the creators of the Charter). Does she is racist, too?

[DL]

I am from Montreal and speak French fluently (my written French is not so hot). The PQ has always been a party grounded in ethnic nationalism and that tendency has gotten worse and worse in recent years. Any party can find a token person from a minority group the party hates - be a self-hating "Uncle Tom" or "big fish in a small pond"...when George Wallace ran his blatantly racist campaign for the US presidency he had one pathetic black man in his entourage acting like Steppin' Fetchit' and telling people that Gov. Wallace was really nice to him in person.