According to CTV news

Duceppe says ‘nation’ motion plays into his hands

Updated Sun. Nov. 26 2006 2:17 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe says he wasn’t caught in his own trap when Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognized Quebec as a nation this week, instead he said it was a big step forward for sovereigntists.

Tomorrow—November 27, 2006—our country proceeds down the slippery slope towards breaking apart, with our Stephen Harper giving it an extremely vigorous push.

You can bet that if it’s good for the separatists, it’s not good for the rest of Canada.

In the immediate future, this is why:

“Canada is the first country recognizing the Quebec nation — that Quebecers form a nation — and in the near future other countries will do so.” [said Mr. Duceppe.]

Question Period co-host Craig Oliver pointed out that the motion, which is expected to be approved by the House of Commons on Monday, gives no new powers to Quebec and is simply an opinion of the House.

Duceppe responded that the Bloc will use the wording of the motion to its advantage, and will attempt to force the government to address concerns passed unanimously by the National Assembly of Quebec.

The long term effect will be more severe. The National Assembly of Quebec has been empowered, as have its citizens. The questions that we’ve been wrestling with since the days of the quiet revolution do not stop tomorrow, they only get worse.

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