Quebec Daily News
Special Election 2006 Results
Leaders give their final addresses before Quebecers go to the polls
As is tradition with the Quebec Daily News, we print for you the final statements of the Leaders of the main parties before Quebecers go to the polls. So here are the final speeches from the 4 parties, and then the results of the election.
Paul Cere, Leader of the Socialist Party
Good Evening my Fellow Quebecers,
Tomorrow you will go to the polls to decide upon the next party to govern the Quebec First Republic for the next 5 years. But you will decide much more then just that. You will decide the future firection and the future path of Quebec. You will decide which direction Quebec goes in. And the choices couldn't be more clear.
We have the Liberals, who have built up our economy on the backs of your Healthcare system, and Education system, eroding them significantly. They have eroded your human rights, and not allowed the Supreme Court to fully interpret the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They promise to invest in Social programs, but how do Bankers and Lawyers who compose the Liberals know how to make Quebec's Social System work better? They do not. Voting liberal will be 5 more years of the same.
Then we have the Communists. They are arguing for a Quebec Second Republic, in which we will keep our tradition of Democracy coupled with a Communist Social System. They have been long-worded, and short on details. Their plan has gaps the size of Montreal which they have not explained. Their views and opinions on the major issues is sketchy at best. The Communists simply do not have a coherent plan to become Leader.
Finally, there is the Socialists. We will use Quebec's surging economy to invest in your Social Programs. We will strengthen and properly invest in Healthcare and Education to ensure that they are properly funded, and that Quebecers get the Healthcare and Education that they need. I have proposed a list of propose MNAs to Quebecers, composed of healthcare experts, teachers, lawyers, and businessmen. We have men like Gerald Tremblay and Paul Martin, 2 respected business leaders, to ensure that our economy remains strong, and doctors and teachers to ensure that we properly invest in Social Programs. We are the only party offering any kind of much-needed democratic reform. The choices couldn't be more clear between us and our opponents. Make the Right Choice on March 5th. Make the Socialist Choice.
Thank you and good night.
Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
Good Evening Quebecers,
The Liberals have a long history of focussing on the economy. Our Economy is the lifeblood of our nation and our way of life. The Liberals have worked tirelessly to ensure that we are investing in our economy. The Liberal plan called for an improved economy, and then investment in our Social Programs. You elected us to start that plan, now we need the mandate to finish it. We will be investing in our important Social Programs over the next 5 years to ensure that they remain strong and vital. That is our mandate.
We have been attacked over the Same-sex Marriage decision. I invoked that clause because Quebecers need to have the oppurtunity to have a full debate on the issue before we decide how we should proceed with it. Marriage is one of our most beloved and cherished institutions, and changing it needs some deep and reflective thought.
The Liberals have strengthened your Police, Military, Cultural Programs, and economy. The Liberal Plan calls for us to strengthen our Social Programs, and this we will do. You know our plan, and you know our proposals. Vote Liberal.
Thank you.
Diane Bourgeois, Leader of the Communist Bloq of Quebec
Good Evening Comarades, and Workers of Quebec,
The Communist Bloq has offered a clear alternative to the unequal society we have today. We see poor people in the streets, starving, as compared to the rich businessmen with their lavish lifestyles. This is a very unequal society we have, but the Communists will change that. We have proposed the most innovative solution out of any of the parties in this race for the future of Quebec. They proposed throwing money at our Social Programs, and hope that does the job.
That is not a solution. Throwing money at a problem does not properly and fundamentally solve it. What will solve the woes in our Pension, Healthcare and Education Systems is the Quebec Second Republic. We have been proposing this throughout this campaign, and it is the only solution for this society. We proposed a sensible, modern, and democratic Worker's Revolution. The Communists Bloq is not preaching the corrupted version of Communism as was seem in the USSR and China, but a pure, version of Communism as it was meant to be by the great thinkers Lenin and Marx.
That is DemoCommunism. That is a Democratic system of electing leaders inside of a Communist system of running the country. Quebec would be transformed into the only truly fair and equal society on the continent, and in the world. Everybody would be equal under the law. All would have equal access to health, education, and money. It would not be like the system we have today, where the rich live off of the backs of the poor. On March 5th, vote for the only party preaching a totally equal society. Vote Communist Bloq.
Thank you, and Vive la Republique du Quebec Libre!
Jean-Yves Roy, leader of the National Alliance
Good Evening,
This election has been an interesting one. Never before have the Communists and the Socialists, but especially the Communists, have had so much power and influence. Never before have 2 parties wanted to destroy our grand nation.
Quebec is under attack by the force of the left. The National Alliance will correct this., We will make Quebec strong, militarily and Economically. We will end the isolationism strangling our fair land, and return to our rightful place in the world - alongside the forces of Democracy. We will fight the evil that is Communism the world over, whether it be with Brazil against Argentina, or in other parts of the world.
Quebec will be a safe and secure nation with a National Alliance Government. Vote for the right choice. Vote National Alliance.
Thank you.
Socialists sweep to victory in 2006 election!
As the final results come in, they could not be clearer. Quebecers have chosen the Socialists, giving them a strong mandate in the National Assembly. However, it was also an historic win for the Communists, who finish much stronger then everybody though. They swept many ridings in Quebec City, while the Socialists took Montreal and many smaller cities and towns. The Liberals have been horribly defeated. Even Gilles Duceppe lost his seat, while all other leaders won theirs, Cere by a landslide. Quebecers have spoken loudly and clearly for the Socialists. Now that they have won, it is time to see what Paul Cere has in store for Quebec. Here, for the record, as the results of the 2006 election in the Quebec First Republic:
- Party Name - Seats ( /250)
- Socialists - 152
- Communists - 84
- Liberals - 10
- Conservatives - 4