Quebec Premier Jean Charest called an early election in Quebec not long ago. In 2007 his Liberal party lost there majority in the national assembly and now with his rising popularity he is rolling the dice and going to the province in the hope he will achieve a majority.
What interests me about this election is not who will win, i think its pretty much accepted that the Liberals will come out on top but the battle for second place is fierce. For those of you who don't follow Quebec politics, in 2007 the Parti Quebecois was pushed into third place by the ADQ.
This event sent shock waves throughout Quebec and Canada, the status quo had be ripped up no longer was Quebec a two party system there was a new gang in town ready to focus on others issues instead of just the constitution and separation.
Now, politics is a funny business because the ADQs support evaporated since the 2007 election. In this Minority government the ADQ has been outflanked by both the Liberals and the PQ. The Liberals seem more effective in government and the PQ are seen as more effective in opposing the government. Quebec politics has never been dull, some of Canada's biggest political figures have come from this fine province and just when Canadians thought sovereignty was off the agenda, Quebecers throw a new reason to be captivated on to the fire.
Mr Charest will probably win this battle but who will be on the opposite of the battlefield at the next election.
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