It's possible that he will be right in the end, even if the pace is slower than expected. Between 1980 and 1995, sovereignty made undeniable progress among both young and old. However, his experts were the first to recognize that the hypothesis of stability over time of constitutional preferences, as observed following the 1995 campaign, is the greatest weakness in their analysis. Experience in recent years has also shown how vulnerable the sovereignist option is to the prevailing political economic environment. The deputy premier may be clumsy in his declarations, but he has too much political experience to base his strategy on such uncertain forecasts.
Bad reasons are better than none.
Last week in Shawinigan, he suggested explicitly for the first time that possibly there would not be a referendum before the next general election in Quebec. But this is not the first time Landry has played the role of trial-balloon floater before getting explicit permission from the premier. In spring 1995, it was Landry who first publicly questioned Jacques Parizeau's timetable. Return to Recent Canadian News Items.