Robert Libman: Is the PQ's byelection win a blip or a revival?
One inevitable outcome is Premier François Legault will now try to outflank the separatist party on language, nationalism and identity.
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One inevitable outcome is Premier François Legault will now try to outflank the separatist party on language, nationalism and identity.
The PQ winner in Jean-Talon, Pascal Paradis, becomes the party's fourth MNA.
Monday's byelection might serve as another wake-up call. Meanwhile, Legault seems to have lost none of his arrogance.
The Liberals are flailing, but with an election still potentially two years away, it's premature to write the PM's political obituary.
As a former teacher, I expect the brouhaha will further ostracize English-language departments in French schools, along with their teachers.