Pierre Karl Peladeau and Bernard Drainville

Bernard Drainville: A business titan Pierre Karl Peladeau , a demagogic former journalist Bernard Drainville and a backroom political strategist Jean-Fran ois Lisee were there to warm up the crowd of supporters for their defeated leader. But they seemed to already have an eye on the soon-to-be-vacant post leading the party, according to The Star. Even though the details of the next PQ leadership contest have not yet been announced by the party, it was clear late Monday night that even as the last of the election ballots were being counted , confirming that the PQ had recorded its worst result since the 1970 election, six years before the party took power for the first time, the race has begun and It was an uncomfortable scene to watch the three presumed wise men of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois giving what amounted to leadership pitches before Pauline Marois had even announced her resignation. The PQ, more than most any other movement, is a party that devours its losing leaders and carries on, waiting, scheming and dreaming of the next chance to make Quebec an independent country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.