Québec Liberals: Still going strong

Liberals continue to dominate political opinion as is reflected in the latest poll, indicating a 10 point lead over the Parti Québécois and a 28 point lead against the official opposition ADQ. Pauline Marois and the souverainist crew haven't really capitalised on Charest's inaction over the dossiers unveiled concerning the healthcare system, reasonable accommodations, etc. and the ADQ have been nothing but whiners when it comes to politics, both on the campaign trail in by-elections and in the National Assembly.

It's at this point that the socialist left should really remind the Charest government of their mandate, because it is quite pro-worker in its proposals. They say that the first priority of Québécois is healthcare (one would argue that for Francophones, the first priority is French, but that is besides the point). They promise: 1500 more doctors and 2000 more nurses, along with operations guaranteed within 6 months (one would assume that means without outsourcing patients across the border). So let's see it happen Charest!

In education, they promise to raise the level of français au pays (one idea is to organise a national spelling bee...), add an hour of extracurricular activities for school-age children, and a raised level of support for professional qualifications in across Québec, with 6 million extra dollars to be invested in the school councils in order to better offer short-term technical courses etc. Also the typical priorities of reducing décrochage, getting people back to school, and having students master English by the time they leave school.

The list could go on and on and on. Basically, stop revelling in the glory of the C-Series and get on with it...

Libellés : Libéraux, Politique, Québec

par Borges à 11:57

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