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ADQ's Dumont pushes Québec's autonomy within Canada
Québec -- Mario Dumont, the bold, controversial leader of Quebec's third party, has once again rocked the political establishment by proposing an aggressive nationalist shift to turn the province into an autonomous state within Canada. Building on the momentum from Monday's by-election victory in the Quebec City riding of Vanier, the Action Démocratique du Québec Leader wants his party to embrace a platform calling for Quebec to adopt its own constitution, collect all federal taxes and break federal laws if necessary to ensure full development of the province's hydroelectric capacity.Mr. Dumont said the new party program, which will be tabled for adoption at the ADQ convention this weekend in Drummondville, strikes a balance between the Liberals' submission to status quo federalism and the Parti Québécois' obsession with referendums on sovereignty. "We reject the centralist vision of Canada and want Quebec to evolve in a real confederation," Mr. Dumont said. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-24 |
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