On signs, Trent said Johnson should have pursued negotiations with the stores. Because he resorted to demonstrations, Johnson alienated potential francophone support, Trent added. The anglophone community has managed to get the language law amended in the past through lobbying, he said. He was referring to a Liberal amendment allowing the use of English on signs in stores as long as French is dominant. Trent said Johnson's position that parts of Quebec could remain within Canada if Quebec seceded also spooked many francophones when Alliance Quebec needed to build bridges.
Partition is for losers.
It concedes the fact we're going to have another referendum. But that's not what Alliance Quebec is all about. It scares the hell out of francophones. It's not a way to open a dialogue. It spreads fear.