It'll be a magic moment for him. This would be on the referendum, on the winning conditions and on Bouchard's campaign promises. He started out promising nothing but a balanced budget, moved to tax cuts after calling Charest dangerous for proposing one, found money for health care, but then last week said he might have to rescind all his promises if he couldn't achieve a zero deficit. Really, it's dizzying. It's also dazzling, because on all the evidence, Bouchard is getting away with it.
Political leaders have the right to temporize, to obfuscate, even to change their minds.
But not on every major issue. At least not every week. There is a saying that we get the governments and the leaders we deserve. Quebecers know that with Bouchard, there will be no headlong rush toward a losing referendum. That's part of the mystical bond, the deal between him and the voters.