08 October 2019

Macpherson: François Legault's Brexit referendum for Quebec

Rarely has a government shown so little enthusiasm for its own proposal as the Legault government for its bill to change the voting system.

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/macpherson-francois-legaults-brexit-referendum-for-quebec?fbclid=IwAR0vDNjV2bjuNRkZyTflQWGUDfkl-8lQUytJvU0LCeLj2ClADlhat_8neuA


So, apparently, we’re to have a referendum in Quebec — maybe — like the one in Great Britain in 2016 on Brexit. No, not on seceding from Canada; rather, on a proposal that the government calling the referendum hopes will be rejected.

Rarely has a Quebec government shown so little enthusiasm for its own proposal as the Legault government this week when it presented its bill to change the voting system.

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