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Peladeau....The new Hope

12/1/2014

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     He has announced and the "old men" were there...Landry, Duhaime etc. wanting one last shot at independence before they fade away. Peladeau, however, has to win the leadership of the party against such hopefuls as Lisee and Drainville and he has to win over the unions which has been the backbone of the Parti Quebecois but which has had a very stormy relationship with Peladeau in the past. Peladeau as owner and Chief operating officer of Quebecor and other companies, he inherited from his father, has had many bruising fights with the unions representing workers and has locked them out on many occasions. The unions will have to decide whether it would be worth " holding their collective noses' and support him. It would be hypocritical.
     If Peladeau wins the leadership race, he will have to wait for at least three years for another general election and hope that the Lioberals, under Couillard has so alienated voters that they would turn to him. In the meantime the CAQ, would seem to e the party that has the most to lose from a Peladeau-led PQ. Those who deserted the PQ in the last election for the CAQ and the federalists who left the Liberals will have to decide whether to remain or return to the  fold. That will depend on what Peladeau says and does between now and then and it is a longtime with many barriers and pitfalls.
     The Liberals will benefit from this polarization. All they have to do is to avoid any scandal and even though some of their policies have caused concern among day-care workers and the police, firefighters, municipal and provincial unions over pension reforms, the public at large have generally been supportive. 
     It will be interesting to see whether Peladeau can re-unite and re-ignite the Parti Quebecois with his single-minded message of independence or his cry of "Pays" will become " Mon pays, c'est hiver."
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Left coast danny
12/30/2014 04:53:46 am

Hello Ishwar,
I agree that Peladeau appears to be the last hope of an independence movement on its last legs. The election of a hard line separatist at the helm of the BQ will only marginalize that party more than it already is. I can't see how Peladeau can lead a party of the left given his past as a union buster. He has shown himself to be a poor politician who speaks before thinking. I suspect that a another major defeat of the PQ may be the end of this generational movement.

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     Ishwar R. Prashad recently retired from over 47 years of teaching.

    He taught Political Science variously at Dawson College, Loyola College, Algoma University College, Sir George Williams University, Concordia University and Vanier College.

    Previously, he taught for nine years in Port Mourant, Guyana.


    He became Principal of Corentyne Comprehensive High School at the tender age of 21. During this time he turned down Scholarship offers to study overseas in England and the U.S.S.R.

    He chose Canada and after graduating from Sir George Williams with a B.A Honours with Distinction, he accepted a Fellowship to complete his graduate work at McMaster University. He completed his first two degrees-Bachelors and Masters- in three years.  

    His last position was as Co-Ordinator of Political Science and Economics at Vanier College and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Concordia University.

    He is married to the former Juliet Ramcharan (Library Supervisor, McGill University) and together they have three children – Indra R. Prashad, P.Eng. ,McGill (Presently Manager, Ontario Safe Water Drinking Agency), Ishwar R. Prashad Jr., B.A ,McGill (Presently, President, Kismit Gear Inc.) and Rabindra Y. Prashad, (Presently, Artist and Chef).They are the proud Grandparents of eight grandchildren-Miranda, Kamal, Ayesha, Élan, Anĵa , Étienne, Chloé, and Jasmine.

     

     

     





     



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