Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Right on the Money

Would you believe it, Chantal Hébert in today's (January 24, 2007)Toronto Star got it right.

"These days, Quebec's influence within Canada is increasingly more useful to France's self-interest than its existence outside of it could be."

Bravo Chantal!
Three tails up for you!
Willy

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Shut up Segolène! Taisez-vous madame!

Les canadiens n'ont que faire de vos commentaires et de vos états d'âme sur un pays –je parle du Canada– dont vous ne semblez à peu près rien connaître. Tenez-vous en à la France!
Me permettez-vous un conseil?
Mêlez-vous de vos affaires!

"Here we go again
singing a song of love again....".

Remember the lyrics of this old song?
No! It was not written to depict the loves of "péquistes" with some French politicians who still live in their dream of "grandeur". I know that for "les péquistes" --from Lévesque to Boisclair-- it is very important to be seen in France with any French politician. Good for them. But, do these "tête-à-tête" bring contracts to our factories, put bread on the table of our workers?
Let's be realistic: we cannot expect much from France if anything. French politicians may sing love songs to Quebeckers but French businessmen invest mostly in other provinces.

Monsieur Boisclair –nom générique du péquiste-type – et ses pareils se plaisent à nous répéter que les québécois décideront seuls de leur avenir. Donc, monsieur Boisclair cessez de rechercher l'approbation puérile de nos soit-disant "cousins". Vous vous ridiculisez et par la même occasion vous nous faites honte en vous comportant comme un "quêteux".

Two tails down,
Willy
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