Bird brained in Quebec

[N P Childs]

This from the guy who was a cabinet minister when separatists lost the 
referendum in 1995, was checking into a hotel the night of the loss, and 
felt the need to berate a Hispanic house staff member, accusing her people' 
of losing the referendum for the real Quebecios. Earlier that evening his 
party leader, hammered at the time, launched his 'concession' speech by 
blaming 'money and ethnics' for the loss. This latter comment was 
understood in Quebec to mean the Jewish community in Montreal.

There may be a good argument for Quebec being a nation, but these guys 
ain't it. Nice to see though that their contempt isn't just reserved for 
racial groups but economic ones as well.

PC

 >Quebec Premier Bernard Landry says he "regrets" that remarks he made to a 
closed-door meeting >of antipoverty and women's groups were "misunderstood."

 >According to a report in La Presse on Wednesday, Mr. Landry said last 
week that if birds, with >their small brains, can feed their children every 
morning, why can't the poor?

Full story, 'misunderstanding' and all;

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030219.wbird0219/BNStory/National

N Paul Childs
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