Sovereigntist: Pauline Marois

Pauline Marois: The plan has deeply divided the pro-independence movement. It clearly offends the core values of a significant and articulate segment of the partys base. It has scores of long-time sovereigntist activists wringing their hands in despair over potentially irreparable damage to their cause, according to The Star. Perhaps most remarkable is that all of the above was highly predictable. This is an adventure that Pauline Marois government embarked on with its eyes wide open and MONTR AL It is not necessary to wait for the dust to settle on the Parti Qu b coiss proposed values charter to know that it is the sovereigntist partys riskiest gamble. Regardless of the short-term political outcome of the operation, the PQ that will emerge from this identity-related venture will be a fragmented version of the one that entered it. It will be hard to put the pieces back together for another referendum bid. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.