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It has been an interesting year and I go to the polls again on Monday for the Quebec provincial election. What is taking you to Canada? Where are you looking at moving to?

The suspension of Parliament was probably the right thing to do. I mean the Dion is only an interim leader anyway and I don't think that they would have resolved anything. I used to be an NDP sympathiser, but Jack Layton has really turned me off lately due to his extreme self-importance. I think it's a power grab. Really, the left in Canada should just come together because Harper will never be overthrown until they do. The NDP and Liberals together had more of the popular vote than the Conservatives. They split votes in a lot of key ridings. If they came together, they we would have a real political race. I don't want Canada to end up like Italy where the average term of their government is like 18 months. Stability is a good thing right now. I find it funny that Albertans (I used to live there) are so up in arms right now that oil prices have fallen. If anything they need the country more right now than they did a few short months ago.

Ahhh, the coalition. I am in no way a Stephen Harper supporter, but I'm not sure the timing is right on this one. I would honestly love nothing more than to see him out of office, but I really question the motives and the concessions made to form this coalition. Personally, from what I've read and heard, I think this was something the NDP was planning since immediately after the election. I know that the Conservatives have been rather inactive about the whole financial crisis, but I don't think it warrants the government being overthrown. I say let him deliver his budget and stimulus plan and then if it doesn't suit you, go ahead with taking down the government.

Looks like a good time up in the Saguenay.

While I'm sure those photos would be interesting, they may not conform to forum standards of decency.

I could see how the Saguenay accent could be quite difficult to understand! It's beautiful up there in the summer, though. Do you have any pictures of your time there?

Man, don't be afraid to try poutine because it is incredibly delicious. I've been to that Ashton many times and as far as chain restaurant poutine goes, Ashton is the best. French is a great language and, although I'm anglophone, I try to speak it whenever I get the opportunity. Did you study at Laval? It's true that whatever French you may have learned in university in the U.S. probably didn't prepare you for the Québécois accent!

It's a pretty great place to live, but sometimes the mass of tourists gets a little trying on the nerves. Rue St. Paul is a cool spot...there seems to be less tourists down there as they don't generally seem to go outside the walls. When did you live there? I'm in the upper town across from Le Petit Seminaire.

It's a great place that's for sure, but there is a lot of great density and late 1800s and early 1900s architecture outside of the walls of the old city that often goes unseen. Great job on the photos.

Nice to see my neighbourhood on here. Nice job.

Silence!!!!!! You sound like a PQ Man! Quebec est le Canada!!! LOL well, it's a little more than than just that issue. to a one my 'real' french friends who have lived in the states describe quebecois as "french hillbillies." :laugh: Yeah, my ex is a French Teacher and he said the same thing. The French detest the way the Quebecois mutilate the French Language. Basically, as you said, they consider Quebec to be the the West Virgina of Canada! lol But on a personal note, I LOVED living in Quebec! well, it's a little more than than just that issue. to a one my 'real' french friends who have lived in the states describe quebecois as "french hillbillies." :laugh: This is my first post and I don't want to raise anyone's ire, but living in Quebec, I take offense to saying that Québécois mutiliate the French language anymore than Americans or Australians mutilate English to a British person. It's all subjective and they're simply variations of the language...no better, no worse. As for Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, it's an interesting little place, but one needs to continue up route 138 toward farther into Charlevoix for some incredible views