It is all about Quebec; The ROC is Secondary

GRIT STRATEGY REVEALED; THEY PLAN TO USE ALBERTA'S WEALTH TO BUY OFF QUEBEC The Calgary Sun, Mon 05 Sep 2005, Ezra Levant

[. . . . ] So we have to redistribute the wealth. After all, the good fortune of the West could become a disaster for the East. That is why we need a pact that will allow us to even things out."

[. . . . ] What's revealing about Lapierre's comments -- and Martin's failure to renounce them -- is that they illustrate the Liberal religion of jealousy, and that religion's rituals of political payoffs. How on Earth could anyone possibly call Alberta's success a "disaster," unless one is motivated by contempt and envy? Lapierre's solution is equally odious: He doesn't just want to raise Quebec up, he wants to cut Alberta down. [. . . . ]

Are people starting to get it?

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