Françoise David critical of proposeTaille

Despite technical difficulties, Françoise David commented the debate live on Web yesterday. The spokesman for Quebec solidaire (QS) has criticized the remarks of leaders and put forward the elements of the platform of his party. As announced Monday, Ms. David, excluded from the televised debate, responded with the game on the site francoisedavid.com. The spokesman QS added a comment almost every minute and was effective against other leaders. "Mr. Charest equal to itself, Ms. Marois without substance, Mr. Dumont all right, "she wrote immediately after the opening speeches. Françoise David called Mario Dumont of "demagogue" and was "scandalous" that Pauline Marois does not regret the retirement of doctors in the 1990s. Denouncing the "cacophony" of the exchange, Ms. David raised the possibility that some subjects were ignored, including the environment, prevention and health problems of the regions. Françoise David has put forward projects of his party: sovereignty, free education and fight social inequality. She also addressed directly to voters who posed questions to the leaders. The spokesman QS was in a local election his party, Amherst Street in Montreal. The site was out of service between 20h40 and 21h10 due to an overload of users. About 3500 people were online at any time. "Next time I will be the true leaders debate," assured Mrs. David La Presse at the end of the debate.

The North American exchanges finish the session relatively stable

A mixture of good and bad news has left North American markets essentially stable Tuesday, investors being cautious in their assessment of the latest aid program of the U.S. government. The index star of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the S & P / TSX, has advanced 1.99 point to close at 8442.86 points, moderated by lower oil prices. The energy sector prosecutors Toronto has restated by 1.2 per cent, while a barrel of crude oil fell U.S. $ 3.73, or seven per cent to U.S. $ 50.77 on the Exchange of raw New York (NYMEX). The Canadian dollar has also increased by 0.63 cents U.S. to 81.63 cents U.S., after taking Monday 2.70 cents U.S.. In New York, the Dow Jones average of industrial values rose by 36.08 points to 8479.47 points, despite the publication of several economic data appeared to confirm that the degradation conditions and curbed and the optimism of investors. The benchmark S & P 500 advanced 5.58 points to 857.39 points while the Nasdaq composite index declined 7.29 points to 1464.73 points. Investors reacted to the announcement that the Federal Reserve to buy U.S. $ 100 billion of debt to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as federal bank loans. The Fed will also buy for around U.S. $ 500 billion of securities backed by mortgages. The financial actions of the Toronto Stock Exchange rose 0.48 percent after the Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO) had reported results for the fourth quarter up 24 percent over last year. The action took the bank 83 cents to $ 34.95. The gold sector has yielded 0.7 percent, the price of bullion having retired from U.S. $ 1 to U.S. $ 818.50 an ounce, a decline somewhat mitigated by the declining value of the U.S. dollar. The sector of information technology posted the largest decline Tuesday, falling 2.9 percent. The Action Research In Motion (TSX: RIM) dropped $ 4.50 to $ 50.77. The TSX Venture TSXV has sold 2.83 points to 719.96 points. In the U.S., the Commerce Department reported Tuesday that gross domestic product shrank by 0.5 percent in annualized value during the quarter from July to September, U.S. consumers have reduced their purchases of the most important in 28 years. Other bad news came from the front of the housing market, with the publication of the Standard & Poor's / Case-Shiller on home prices. Prices fell to record annualized rate of 16.6 percent, reaching levels of the first quarter of 2004. "The market is faced with a mentality of deflation at this time", commented Paul Vaillancourt, director at Franklin Templeton Managed Solutions in Calgary. "Clearly, we are touching the bottom, but we have not yet rebounded. We must expect that this period passes - perhaps until Christmas vacation. As time passes, we will return in the new year with an attitude and a more positive. " "People cling, they want good news, but it is increasingly difficult."

The three heads outside their griffesTaille

(Quebec) Widely ahead in the polls, Jean Charest refused to play cautious, last night in a debate heads to trade lively, colorful, entertaining and sometimes cacophonous. The Liberal received the first attack against the PQ Pauline Marois and adequacy Mario Dumont, from the first exchange between opponents. As expected, they were more often than not ignored each other during the evening to gang up against Mr. Charest. On some occasions, they have even expressed agreement with one another. The fight heads Version elections in 2008, has had nothing to do with the previous confrontation. Both the outgoing prime minister seemed lazy in 2007, so it took the initiative. Mario Dumont began the evening by putting forward the words courage and boldness. The different themes were the opportunity to showcase its most original ideas, such as private health or a school building on Quebec discipline. Throughout the evening, Pauline Marois kept smiling and hammered the same message against the Liberals. "It's wonderful, she joked. Mr. Charest (government) for six years and is responsible for anything. " Mr. Charest opened the duel in addressing viewers. An economic storm rose, he said. He invited Quebecers to be "of the Gauls and resist" the winds. Replica of a Pauline Marois who has not fouled once in the names and numbers throughout the evening: his Liberal opponent think that its interests and hiding the truth about what happens to the Caisse et placement du Quebec. "It can not continue like this," said the leader of the Parti Quebecois. Dumont relaxed The adequacy Mario Dumont appeared surprisingly relaxed despite opinion polls that predict nothing less than the disappearance of his political party. From the outset, the head of the Democratic Action summed up his political approach. "Working for you, your family, your portfolio." The first confrontation between the three focused on health. The head of the Quebec Liberal Party has accused more than once elsewhere, Ms. Marois to have no regrets for having retired thousands of doctors and nurses in the 1990s. He turned to Mr. Dumont to divert the theme to the adequacy of promise cut $ 2 billion in the state. "If someone is literally scare Quebecers, you," he said to Mario Dumont. The PQ leader and his counterpart adéquiste have joined to denounce a promise that the Liberal could never keep: to eliminate waiting lists. "Your balance is a real fiasco," said Marois. (...) You do not even capable of building a hospital, the CHUM in Montreal. The adequacy returned his two adversaries back to back. Difficult to distinguish who did the most harm to the network of health. The head and founder of the ADQ came back with its proposal for "more private health". Losses apprehended with the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec stole the spotlight at the block on finance. Ms. Marois and Mr. Dumont have launched new assaults for figures on the losses. Liberal leader fell on his favorite line of defense: it can not interfere in the affairs of the Fund. "You know, losses, launched Mr. Dumont. I find it sad. The people of Toronto have learned through the newspapers in Quebec, pensions are threatened. "To Pauline Marois," we will not hide the truth to people. " Jean Charest has repeatedly sought to know in detail where Mr. Dumont intends to slash the state apparatus to reach $ 2 billion. In education, all agree to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in schools. The PQ fired red balls on the Charest government has put "Quebec in fire and blood" with the crisis of loans and scholarships and has "done nothing" against school dropout. The adequacy insisted on a school building on "effort" and concerned "guys" who receive massive studies. The exchanges on culture have been a singular moment of combat leaders. Pauline Marois has returned to his opponent's suitability for asking: "Are we capable of putting all our energy" budget and to repatriate powers from Ottawa? It held that it wishes to move to this request beyond neglect any means, including the referendum. Mr. Dumont replied that it was already agreed on such a request, but he doubted whether a sovereignist party, as is the PQ can convince the federal government to cede an inch of its jurisdiction. The Liberal wanted to use these words to lock his opponents in the same bag. "While we are facing an economic storm," said Jean Charest unchecked, the ADQ and the PQ proposes to change the Canadian constitution. The outgoing prime minister Pauline Marois accused of wanting a "constitutional crisis". Answer it is funny because "the king of referendums is Jean Charest, who held 89 on the demerger." Both politicians appeared in dark suits, Mr. Charest blue tie, Mr. Dumont in shades of gold. Ms. Marois was dressed in black. The convener Stéphan Bureau has never lost control. His only stumble? He addressed to "Ms. Charest during the debate.

Govern on the defensive

Shortly inspiring, prudent, without vision ... All these comments in multiples to the throne speech, which inaugurated the 40th Parliament of Canada. Govern on the defensive: this is the approach of the Harper government.

Allow to settle the crisis before determining how to fight, to soften the consequences. No precipitate action. Small temporary measures, a slimming cure for the government, but no forceful intervention in the economy before the budget of February 2009.


Stephen Harper is prudent and pragmatic. He wanted to know the extent of the crisis, its duration, before intervening. Know also what will the new U.S. president Barack Obama. Because the two economies are dependent on each other, and a unilateral American or Canadian could have effects other than those expected.

For example, Canada did not want to throw quickly billion to the automotive industry without knowing what will the United States. And again, Stephen Harper will be cautious. Inject 2 or $ 3 billion in the automobile industry to find bankrupt in a few months would be a nightmare.

Like all other heads of State of the planet, Stephen Harper is worried. The crisis is growing each day and the economy slows more. The governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney, gave far this crisis when he said that Canada would be more affected than expected, it would stimulate the economy even more and he could not, unlike his last speech that there would be no recession.

A speech that surprised the Canadians, but not the government. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, the same information, and it could have taken the same speech. However, the finance minister should first reassure the population.


neglected in the Speech from the Throne? Stephen Harper did not really want to make gifts in Quebec. Are not give ammunition to opponents of Jean Charest. The reform of institutions, whether the number of seats in the House of Commons or the election of senators, is not a short-term projects. The debate in the coming year will be on the economy, not the Senate.

As to the securities commission unique, the Harper government holds Mordicus. No way back. Yes, leave Ottawa to Quebec its own securities commission, but the Harper government is convinced that sooner or later, Quebec would support the national commission. For all sorts of good reasons.

From the outset, the New Democratic Party and Bloc Quebecois have chosen to leave the heinous Liberals to support the government and to adopt the throne speech. A strategy that eyebrow.

The Speech from the Throne is a collection of generalities. Many observers believe that both parties could wait for the real business, the budget for example, to mark their opposition. Always say no, knowing that the Liberals are forced to say yes, is a strategy that is primarily the partisanship.

Another rejection of police

met in general assembly Thursday and yesterday, police in Quebec have 99.7% rejected the latest offers employers, while only one of 325 voters was in favor of the proposal during a secret vote .

"The mayor seems Labeaume say that puts pressure on our members, but this is not the case. We held a secret ballot, and the executive has made no recommendation, "summarized the president of the Brotherhood of Police of Quebec, Jean Beaudoin.

The police had met with representatives of the City Wednesday and they had maintained the ultimatum by Mayor Labeaume that offers salary would be cut, including the cancellation of retroactivity on the standard increases of 2% scheduled for 2007 and 2008, failing an agreement before 1 December.

"Start an ultimatum, it is not a way to negotiate with police. We see that the mayor does not want to negotiate, even if the City has the ability to pay, "he continued in the media showing the front page of the Sun on Thursday, where he was matter of $ 1.8 billion on three years to improve municipal infrastructure.

Jean Beaudoin also insisted that his union demands were reasonable. "Our wages are the seventh largest in Quebec, even if we are the police the second largest city, and police costs are $ 193 per capita at $ 260 against Quebec in Montreal and $ 217 in Ottawa."

Insisting that its members wanted a negotiated solution even if they continued to participate in the arbitration process, he added that the mayor Labeaume should expect more pressure from its members.

"The pressure goes up, but that is heating the oven? This is the mayor of Quebec! The head of negotiation, Richard Côté, accused us of not being creative enough to the table transactions, but we will be in our means of pressure, "said union president. "We remain, however, the same guideline is never to put safety and health of people in Quebec in danger. Our next means of pressure will be visibility, "he chained.

Confessing that his union had probably reached the limit as to changes in police uniforms, Jean Beaudoin said the municipal government could expect other demonstrations like the month of June, when unionized in 1500 had demonstrated noisily in front of city hall at a meeting of the board.

On appeal

On the other hand, Jean Beaudoin confirmed that the police fraternity was appealing the decision of the essential services requiring its members to resume as normal and usual distribution of infringement.

"For the moment, we have asked our members to comply with the decision, but I want to clarify that we never had asked them not to issue fewer tickets offense. However, it is a situation that can occur when employees feel insulted, "he concluded.

Pauline Marois promises more transparency

Passing through Quebec, the leader of the Parti Quebecois has continued its attacks against Jean Charest's Liberals on the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec.

Pauline Marois promises more transparency to the Fund if elected. It even wants to change the rules of practice, including a more frequent publication of the results, like other state pensions.

Pauline Marois also questioned the data provided by the management of the Fund yesterday. She said she believes only when the will is in his possession.

Punch Dumont God thank you!

Mario Dumont escaped a sentence potentially controversial during the broadcast God thank you, to be broadcast Sunday on TVA.

Interpreting a pugiliste named Stéphane Cadorette, Mr. Dumont says that "boxing is like love. Strike and you shall receive. "

Questioned about this sequences improvised, the head of the ADQ seemed very uncomfortable.

"The lines in God thank you! are much less prepared in politics, "he explained during his visit to Pierreville in central Quebec.

Mr. Dumont had not meant what he believed or why he had a relationship as "strange" between love and boxing. Except this one: "It's an exchange," he suggested, pressed to move to another topic.

For leisure

The head of the ADQ also explained that the initiative fell within the field of leisure, not work as a politician. He said accepting the invitation of VAT at the urging of his children.

Mr. Dumont said that it was not always taken seriously and that even a politician could sometimes be humorous.

"We must be serious problems experienced by the world. Perhaps there are others who take themselves seriously but not taking seriously enough the problems of people, "he said.


The head of the ADQ therefore saw nothing wrong in its television and other initiatives. Wear a blonde wig in a program like God thank you! has nothing comparable, he said, with the parody of Brokeback Mountain which had been so wrong André Boisclair.

More than once since the start of the campaign, Mario Dumont was loaned to the game of trivial issues of some radio hosts. Yesterday in Drummondville, he said over the airwaves of FM Boom not bear to sleep. And that in the holiday season, he likes all "receive being received."