http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Politics/2010 ... ht-101023/
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Quebec's right wing gathers at 'historic' meeting
QUEBEC — Quebec's version of the right-wing U.S. Tea Party was brewing a fresh approach to political thinking as it gathered in the provincial capital on Saturday.
More than 400 people are attending the meeting organized by the new political movement Reseau Liberte-Quebec.
Maxime Bernier, who was a minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, said the meeting marks a turning point in Quebec's history.
"If you look in the past what we had in Quebec, (was) a lot of people who believe in socialism, who believe in big government," he said.
"And now you have people who believe in less government, who believe in more freedom, and who think we have too much government on our back and too much government in our pocket."
Though the new party does not yet have a platform or a name, it has already declared its intention to set aside the issue of Quebec separation to focus on economic matters.
A poll released last week suggested the hypothetical new party would beat both the Liberals and the Parti Quebecois.
Johanne Marcotte, co-founder of Reseau Liberte-Quebec, said it's time to do away with the "interventionist" style of government espoused by both the Parti Quebecois and the ruling Liberals.
"More and more of the population wants freedom of choice," she said.
Quebec has become bogged down by powerful unions and a culture of dependency on the state, she said.
Tasha Kheiridden and Ezra Levant are among the conservative analysts and commentators at the event.
Kory Teneycke, the former spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was scheduled to appear but had to bow out.
QUEBEC — Quebec's version of the right-wing U.S. Tea Party was brewing a fresh approach to political thinking as it gathered in the provincial capital on Saturday.
More than 400 people are attending the meeting organized by the new political movement Reseau Liberte-Quebec.
Maxime Bernier, who was a minister in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, said the meeting marks a turning point in Quebec's history.
"If you look in the past what we had in Quebec, (was) a lot of people who believe in socialism, who believe in big government," he said.
"And now you have people who believe in less government, who believe in more freedom, and who think we have too much government on our back and too much government in our pocket."
Though the new party does not yet have a platform or a name, it has already declared its intention to set aside the issue of Quebec separation to focus on economic matters.
A poll released last week suggested the hypothetical new party would beat both the Liberals and the Parti Quebecois.
Johanne Marcotte, co-founder of Reseau Liberte-Quebec, said it's time to do away with the "interventionist" style of government espoused by both the Parti Quebecois and the ruling Liberals.
"More and more of the population wants freedom of choice," she said.
Quebec has become bogged down by powerful unions and a culture of dependency on the state, she said.
Tasha Kheiridden and Ezra Levant are among the conservative analysts and commentators at the event.
Kory Teneycke, the former spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was scheduled to appear but had to bow out.
That's a fiscal conservative movement. Nothing about gay marriage or abortion. They want to change the economic situation in Quebec so that we are not so dependant of the ROC to live.
Don't say it's not a good thing !
Now, we have to fight with the media that already qualified the movement of "radical/far right"....
There a good video in the article that I could not post. They are French people but they are speaking English for CTV
