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To: marcos who wrote (2449)	4/14/2003 9:34:21 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37068

Liberals form majority government In Quebec. OR : Quebec Re-Joins Canada after realizing the country is in itself a " Distinct Society ". HAR! Monday, April 14, 2003 MONTREAL -- Television networks including Radio-Canada and Global Quebec have declared a victory for Jean Charest. Charest led his Liberals to a decisive election victory in Quebec on Monday, pushing the sovereignty debate to the back burner for at least the next several years. With most of the province's 125 ridings reporting results, the Liberals had 46 per cent of the popular vote, compared with 34 per cent for the Parti Quebecois and 18 per cent for the Action democratique du Quebec. The Liberals were leading or elected in about 70 seats, compared with about 40 for the PQ. Standings at dissolution when Premier Bernard Landry called the election March 12 were: PQ, 67; Liberals, 50; Action democratique du Quebec, five; Independent, two; and vacant, one. The PQ, which sought its third consecutive mandate, had been considered the front-runner during much of the campaign. But the Liberals steadily gained momentum following Charest's strong performance in the leaders' debate March 31. Support for the ADQ, which might well have won an election six months ago, began dipping in the polls well before the campaign started, due in large part to Leader Mario Dumont's inability to win over Quebecers with his message of debt reduction, tax cuts and private health services. Landry, meanwhile, had to fight history. No party had won a third consecutive mandate in Quebec since the Union nationale in 1952. The premier focused heavily on family issues throughout the campaign, announcing plans for a four-day work week for families with children 12 and under. And Landry attempted to undermine Charest's economic credentials, warning he couldn't afford his promises to cut personal-income tax cuts by $1 billion a year while hiking government spending in health and education. Talking about health was where Charest appeared to score a few points. Monday's election, he kept repeating, was a choice between health or sovereignty. In the final week of the campaign he also moved to pre-empt attacks on his federal past by promising to fight Ottawa to get more tax revenue and equalization payments for the province. MORE!!?? YOU WANT MORE??!! Good luck with that one Jean." We " have been extorted enough for the past thirty years.Why don't you ask your fellow Quebekers what Kennedy asked the Americans : ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU - BUT WHAT.. ********************** YOU ************************ CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY FOR ONCE!!! A spokesman for the province's chief electoral officer pegged voter turnout at 42 per cent as the work day ended, compared with 50.5 per cent at the same time on election day in 1998. © Copyright 2003 Canadian Press

To: marcos who wrote (2449)	4/15/2003 4:39:19 PM
From: Sawdusty	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37068

Heh marcos, good to see you are adding a bit of humour, dispersed fairly with a good deal of common sense. Just watching some of the badly burned and mutilated beneficiary's of Operation Iraqi Freedom, probably why I'm avoiding these boards. Hard to keep myself from calling a spade................. a phucking shovel. Cheers,