What was said:
So who's blaming Quebec? And why are you so defensive? There are some Quebeckers (Turdeau, Mulroney, Cretin and Martin) who are ultimately responsible for the state of affairs in this country, but no one is blaming Quebec.
The Rebuttal:
Quote:
Originally posted by John McGillivray
Paul Martin is from Ontario. He was born in Windsor, Ontario in 1938. He grew up in Ottawa and studied philosophy and history at St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the University of Toronto Law School. He was called to the bar in Ontario in 1966. So you can blame Ontario for the way PM turned out.
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Counterpoint:
In 1988, Martin was first elected as the Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard - and to my knowledge still is the MP for that riding. The riding is located in western Montreal...which I think is still in Quebec. Mr Martin has a farm south of Montreal... During the English language debate (which of course was hijacked by the Quebec question) he stated "I'm a Quebecker..."
So, given that he was elected in Montreal, lives (part time) near Montreal, has spent most the past two and half decades working out of a Quebec riding office, and avers that he is a Quebecker, it naturally follows that he is a Quebecker. That is if you don't follow the almost discriminatory/racist "pur laine" rule of thumb for admission to this unique society...
I suppose we in Ontario can take some of the "blame" for allowing him to prosper, but we in Ontario didn't vote him in.
Come on up to Ottawa and I set you up with some good beer and really tell you what I think about YOUR politicians.
A vous, mon ami...