QUEBEC VOTES
A bit of background on Mario Beaulieu
His Société-Saint-Jean-Baptiste seems quite fond of xenophobes
PQ in a nutshell: Even in victory, drama and threat of demise
Becoming first female Premier of Quebec is more impressive when one considers just how close Pauline Marois was to political oblivion
Jean Charest, a reformer despite himself
Paul Wells considers how the premier got swallowed up by forces he hoped only to contain
Mathieu Bock-Côté on identity politics in Quebec UPDATE
Sociologist and columnist Mathieu Bock-Côté takes questions from Maclean’s
Quebec Votes 2012: The most dangerous election in decades
Martin Patriquin explains how the PQ’s not-so-subtle attack on English has stoked a disturbing return of identity politics
The PQ: Better French than Chinese
A closer look at Jean-François Lisée’s claim that French has lost its place
Debate 2012: When you play in mud …
Miss the debate? A recap: Two politicians work each other into a hairball mess of pissy words and nasty looks
Quebec election: Round one to Charest
During the slog of a four-person debate, Charest worked to ensure he’s worth another look
Jean Tremblay: Loony but not irrelevant
Even the Liberals are pandering to Quebec’s Jesus-lovin’ country mayor
With a little help from his fiends
Charest’s best hope for re-election is more violent student protests