Anger toward Bloc on the rise

[CHIMO]

OTTAWA—The current election campaign appears to be opening up a deep vein of anger in English Canada toward the Bloc Québécois — which could turn into outright Quebec-bashing, some fear.

An Angus Reid-Toronto Star poll conducted after the televised leaders’ debates last week revealed high levels of antipathy toward Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe.

The survey measured viewers’ reactions in real time as they watched selected clips from the TV debates, chosen by the Star after the debates.

Virtually every utterance from Duceppe prompted viewers to press buttons registering their annoyance, especially when he said “Quebec must become a country.”

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/977363--anger-toward-bloc-on-the-rise?bn=1

[Very_Boring_Name]

1. Y'know this is going to sound strange, but I happen to like the Bloc/Duceppe

Whenever someone complains about the system, the response is always "You live in a democracy, if you don't like it you can work to change it," and that's exactly what they're doing. The Bloc's existence is the reason we don't have the FLQ putting bombs in mailboxes anymore.

[laundry_queen]

2. I get it

Although I'm not so sure about the Bloc, but I happen to like Gilles Duceppe, he's one smart cookie, so very astute. Love his comebacks in debates ("C'est bien caché" had me rotfl in the french debate) . In French, he's hilarious. His accent in English is odd, though. None of my french-Canadian relatives with heavy accents speak English like that, maybe that's what people don't like? I really don't think it's outright anger toward the Bloc, unless it's because they are tired of the Bloc taking votes from the left...I dunno. I don't know anyone who hates the Bloc, but I know plenty of the 'learn how to speak English' type. Plenty of people are just that superficial.

[murphyj87]

3. I think...

I think it's that he started that "Quebec is a nation" stuff during the english debate.

[arikara]

4. I like Duceppe too

I kind of wish the Bloc was a national party. The Mr who was born in English Que has that anger reaction to him and the Bloc though.