Perhaps those who are saying 'it's a great day for Canada' should think twice. The PQ may be 'at bay' for the moment, but the ADQ may be scarier.
Mario Dumont and his ADQ is hardly a prize. What few policies they have fleshed out are a combination of the revived autocratic conservatism of Maurice Duplessis and the harsh individualism of the 'Common Sense Revolution'. Did 30% of Quebec voters really want this? Doubtful.
More likely, they had tired of the ineffective, pushy administration of Jean Charest and the neverending Independence sermons from the PQ (not to mention the lacklustre leadership of M. Boisclair).
Look for Charest to either shift right to gain ADQ support, with policies that begin to tear up the "public" system, or to shift left to soak up support from the weakened PQ. In either event, it's probable we'll get a gutload of "nationalistic" drivel.
With any luck, Dumont will drop his ultra-conservative persona and adopt a cooperative centrist attitude to make governing work.
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