The role of the apparently anachronistic Bloc is interesting. In Qu bec, we adopted as a substitute, the secular religion of sovereignty. Qu bec and its citizens have since then, increasingly traded this religion for the new technology, but the Bloc remains and is quite capable of mobilizing the public around popular issues. Whatever the outcome, there will be a Liberal government, minority or majority in Ottawa in 2001. Politicians are going to have a hard time selling more free trade.
Riots are sometimes a sign of a deeper malaise that exists.
It's a movement of ideas. The speed of globalization is above the ability of governments to control it, therefore people who depend on governments feel they are not in control. Because of the new technologies, people, especially young people, have the means of mobilizing and are no longer prepared to accept top-down directives. I'm not so much against one island, one city, what I object to is the way it's being done. The Bloc is a marginal party which can mobilize voters on a singe issue.