Duceppe's humiliation
Today could mark the worst day of Bloc leader's political career
Nov. 27, 2006. 01:00 AM
Duceppe's humiliationToday could mark the worst day of Bloc leader's political career
Nov. 27, 2006. 01:00 AM
CHANTAL HÉBERT
Ottawa
Today may go down as the worst day in the life of Gilles Duceppe as leader of the Bloc Québécois.
The expected adoption by the House of Commons of a Conservative motion recognizing that Quebecers make up a nation within a united Canada is likely to blunt one of the most potent weapons left in the sovereignist psychological arsenal.
There is not one federalist leader on Parliament Hill and in the National Assembly who will not find it easier to make the case for Canada in Quebec on the strength of this motion.
Its adoption also makes the possibility of another referendum more remote, even if the Parti Québécois comes to power after the upcoming provincial election.
And it is the result of a gross miscalculation on Duceppe's part.
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