Posted on 09/06/2014 8:11:08 PM PDT by goldstategop
The Conservatives are pointing out that Cartier was a Bleu, hoping to remind Quebeckers that their party is at the heart of the constitutional deal that protected the provinces francophone culture.
He was a key player in the movement towards the Quebec Conference and Confederation. He promoted the rights of French Canadians, championed provincial rights, reformed the legal and public education systems in Canada East (Québec) and encouraged the expansion of the national railway, said Carl Vallée, a spokesman for Mr. Harper.
Emboldened by the defeat of the Parti Québécois in the recent provincial election, the Prime Minister has embarked on a strategy to win back seats in and around Quebec City in the 2015 federal vote. The Tories hold five seats in Quebec, and want to double their tally in a swath of ridings between Lac-St-Jean and the lower St. Lawrence that they call the blue arrow, party sources said.
In a speech at the Calgary Stampede in June, Mr. Harper praised Cartier for his Conservative vision of a strong Quebec in a united Canada.
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Unfortunately, to gd many Euro-Weenie Socialists loose and loonie North of the Border searching for the politically correct way to kiss Muslim fundamentalist fundament, the froggies worst of all!
Canada Ping!
The biggest mistake the English made when the French unconditionally surrendered after the plains of Abraham, was not immediately sending all the French back to France.
True, France didn’t want them to return, but that would of saved the country more headaches than I can count.
Trudeau for example did more harm to this country than anyone else in history, and people wonder why a box of cereal in Canada is twice the price of the same thing in the US, look no further.
That’s just one example.
If Harper and crew are able to make some conservatives out of some French people, then that’s good. I just don’t ever see the majority not wanting special treatment at my expense.
...including any or all separatists. And now his scion wants to fulfill his legacy. A lot of low information voters will help him. God help us.
I hope Trudeau Jr gets elected, it’ll give the west a lot of incentive to get out. The west already wants out, that will just seal the deal.
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