In Montreal this week, Barbara Kay lays out her ten reasons why Quebecers will vote against separation in the next referendum. This despite rising separatist mutterings among the usual suspects, thanks in large part to the Chretien/Martin Liberals’ attempts to buy Quebecers through their “Sponsorship” program, as if Quebecers were even cheaper whores than the rest of us. Gee—can you tell these are my words describing Barbara Kay’s column?
Here’s a snippet of her column—now in the Columnist section—called “Ten reasons not to fear separatism”:
The prospects have old separatist warhorses chomping at the bit. They’ve been immured these past 10 years in the dank stable block of their dream palace, morosely masticating 1995’s mouldy ideological hay. Suddenly, their ears are pricked to distant bugle blasts heralding renewed battle.
Much has changed since the last referendum, though. Here are 10 good reasons not to fear a third one:
1. Reason and self-interest work against separation, so only a master demagogue like Lucien Bouchard can whip up the irrational ethnic nationalist fervour necessary for a close vote. There is presently less than zero charisma in separatist ranks.
2. From former PQ minister Richard Le Hir and other informants, we have the straight goods on the separatists’ desperation tactics in the ‘95 campaign: bogus financial studies, corrupt commissions, PQ-sanctioned ballot-box fraud and plans for an illegal UDI—none of which can be repeated.
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