Quebec Separatists Trounced as Support for Secession Wanes (1)

[bemildred]

Quebec separatists are running out of time.

The ruling Parti Quebecois was trounced in yesterday’s election, garnering its lowest support in 44 years as voters in the French-speaking province grow increasingly tired of the party’s push to separate from the rest of Canada.

The defeat was so decisive that Premier Pauline Marois lost her seat in the Quebec City region, as the party won just 30 districts and received 25 percent of the popular vote, the least since its inaugural campaign in 1970.

This is the fourth time in the past five elections the separatists have failed to break beyond 35 percent of the popular vote in a steady erosion of support that reflects dwindling interest from older Quebeckers to pursue the cause and the party’s inability to resonate with younger voters.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-08/quebec-separatists-trounced-in-vote-as-secession-support-wanes

[MisterP]

1. of course with the new laws, if the can't get rid of

"l'argent puis des votes ethniques" they at least won't have to *look* at them: remember, under the clothing law everyone has the equal right to dress like good, civilized French