I hate elections....

I really freaking do. You see, federal elections are ratter mild and run of the mill, even for canadian politics but ounce you delve into the provincial politics, that's when things get fucking insane. Quebec elections are even worse. You see, every time we go into an election, it seems english-canada can't help but take a shit of biblical proportions on us and accuse us of every sin in the book... Come to think of it, it's always pretty much like that. Elections just have the habit of making all the hatred simmer up to the surface. Racisme, bigotry, ideological stands, plain ol' regional economical/political rivalries, and the carnivorous demonic elephant in the room: the constitutional mess that is Canada and Quebec separatisme. they all come up.

That's the unfortunate maelstrom in which your's truly is currently trapped in.

Those who know me might know that, while I'm not the greatest fan of the current form of Canadian federalisme, I'm not that stauch a separatiste either. I'm more of a nationalist or an autonomiste. But times likes these, or rather, the blatant no holds barred rascisme ammenating from the contry just makes me want to break up this contry that I love JUST to be done with it all ounce and for all and not having to appologize for existing and supporting harsh language and cultural controle laws to keep my very culture alive. (And don't listen to those who say that we don't need such laws and that we'd be fine without them: They're either talking out of their asses or want to turn Quebec into another Louisiana.)

The feelings that I'm having go beyound anger: it's betrayal. Betrayal of the very ideas on which modern Canada is founded, chiefly one: the collaboration and co-existance between the two founding peoples of Canada trough bilinguisme and understanding. So far, I think Quebec is the only one who has made any progress in that direction.

And when I see things like a recent poll showing that only 52% of Canada wishing for Quebec to remain in Canada, I think that's the way it's going to stay until we become the new Balkans or have another round Quebec nationalist terrorisme.