History often reveals the needs of the Quebec state and its people. Lesage came to Quebec with his équipe du tonnerre to modernise Quebec and put an end to the darkness, more or less, of the Union nationale. It was a real mission to bring Quebec into the 1960s.
Forty years later, another emissary, the saviour of a people, set foot on Quebec soil to save a country. Charest is here, after enormous pressure, to keep Quebec within Canada. Another man seduced by the currents of history.
This brings us to Rodriguez: what is his vision for Quebec within Canadian federalism? We're still waiting for his comments on a future constitution for Quebec. Will he arrive in Quebec alone or with a team? And what does he think of the relationship between a future Quebec Liberal government and a Canadian government?
So far, Pablo has nothing to say about his vision for Quebec under his leadership. This is worrying. A leader of a Quebec party must behave solely with the desires, well-being and philosophy of the Quebec nation in mind. He is not there to maintain a balance between Quebec and Ottawa. A leader must obtain more power from the federal government, something his good friend Trudeau was never willing to cede to the Quebec nation.
In short, Rodriguez has a long way to go with Quebecers if he becomes the next QLP leader. Silence is never the mark of a great leader, nor of someone who can turn the tide and take the Liberal Party from the desert to a political oasis by forming the next Quebec government.
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