Tuition hike protest is about more than just money
A story that should make Quebecers think, not close ranks
COYNE: Stephen Harper has been playing up the province’s role in Canadian history
It’s not often I find myself agreeing with Lawrence Martin, but I think he raises a few good points in his column in today’s Globe about the Tories’ decision to grant more economic autonomy to the provinces:
Stephen Harper has made no apologies for his efforts to woo Quebec’s ADQ/Union Nationale set: from “fixing” the fiscal imbalance, to calling the “Québécois” a “nation,” the Conservatives have been (surprisingly) effective at building a base in the province—especially considering how small it had become over the better part of the past two decades.