Quebec is a thoroughly neutered population. At least Covid made sure of it.
Yesterday's result says two things. Quebcers were satisfied with how the CAQ handled Covid and that they have no ability to evolve with the facts that those measures were destructive to the civil order.
It said, 'hey, let's give the fake leader with a middling mindset who off loaded his responsibilities to McKinsey Global, oversaw the deaths of the elderly in nursing homes and imposed a curfew while talking as if he's in a brasserie MORE power!'
This is a place that is not attentive and lacks dignity.
Even though Covid was not even debated and people want to 'forget' we have to now double our efforts to make sure there's accountability.
The odds are long but this work must be done.
Quebec, like Canada, is in dire need of electoral reform. It's no longer working. For example, Justin Trudeau is in power despite not winning the most votes across the country but rather thanks to Toronto. Enough to give him minority status. Basically, Justin represents Toronto.
Last night, the CAQ got 1.6 million votes and 90 seats. The Liberals had 590 000 votes and 21 seats. Quebec Solitaire 633 000 votes and 11 seats. The Parti Quebecois had 600 000 and 3 seats while the Conservative party of Quebec pulled in an impressive 530 000 but no seats.
In other words, 2.4 million votes converted into just 35 seats. The CAQ got 40% of the vote and 72% of the seats. The conservatives had 13% but no seats.
Doesn't seem reflective of how the population is politically divided now, does it? This is what's called the tyranny of the majority. Legault will have no incentive to think of the minority - let alone the English-speaking group. He will take this as a sign to abuse power. He did with 74 seats imagine 90. This is what should have been in the heads of Quebecers who truly care about Quebec.
Alas, Legault offered a $2000 bribe before election day to the very demographic most hurt by his actions with the nursing homes. And they took it.
Etiquette, ethics, and legality. None of that matters anymore in Quebec, Canadian (and American) politics anymore.
Notice how the votes are divided nicely among four parties two of which are left-wing (QS and PQ), one centrist (Liberal) and of course the conservatives who are centre-right.
In the end, tribalism wins in elections. Especially in collectivist Quebec. The system as designed makes it very easy to manipulate results now. Given the collapse of ethics, it's easy to buy off the media (who were giddy with glee last year as their service to Legault was rewarded and ensures they're still relevant to the unthinking masses) and get a majority. It's the magic 'democratic' formula for a dictatorship.
And no future. If you have something to lose or give, get out of Quebec. This place will not progress in the classic sense of how we've come to understand it. It belongs to Col. Kurtz.
The irony of the situation is Quebecers smugly look down on MAGA not realizing they're MAGA north. At least MAGA wants liberty, Quebecers want to be governed by dictators.
The CAQ will eventually collapse is my prediction. It's a party with no values. It's a party ruled by a person with no inner-core values. It's simply taking advantage of the situation. And cynically so.
Bad result for democracy in Quebec.
Francois Legault is no democrat.
He's a demagogue.
And he will rule accordingly.
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