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Canada eyes Quebec vote; Harper's future seen as tied to premier's.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 06-MAR-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Canada eyes Quebec vote; Harper's future seen as tied to premier's.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: THE AMERICAS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Ralph Joseph, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

TORONTO - When Quebec has elections, Ottawa and the other provinces watch with avid in- terest, and that is what they are doing now.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced last month that the province will hold elections March 26. Observers were not surprised, and the consensus is that with the cards stacked in his favor, he will have only himself to blame if he doesn't win a second term.

Mr. Charest won his first mandate as head of the Liberal Party in Quebec in 2003, when he ran a strong campaign against Premier Bernard Landry, leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois. Mr. Landry relinquished the provincial leadership after his defeat, and the Quebec separatist movement hit a rock.

This time around, Mr. Charest, 48, faces a relative greenhorn in Andre Boisclair, 40, who succeeded Mr. Landry as PQ leader.

Quebec watchers say Mr. Boisclair was caught on the wrong foot when the election announcement came. He did not quite...

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