Today, Gilles Duceppe announced that he will run for leader of the Parti Québécois, although not a surprise too many as there was speculation earlier this week that the leader of the BQ would enter the race.
With that question being answered, the next one we must ask is how much of an impact will his run for leader have on the PQ and on the BQ. Will Duceppe have enough pull to bring the party back from its disastrous third place finish in March’s provincial election? Better yet, will he be able to return to provincial politics victorious in the leadership race as just this week PQ members said that they wished to have a leadership race. A cakewalk for the BQ leader was rejected and the desire for a competition for Duceppe to compete in was expressed by many PQ's .
No doubt that this move leaves questions as to who might succeed Duceppe federally and what sort of advantages this may give Harper in his quest to claim victory in Quebec in regards to the sovereignty issue.
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Pauline Marois announced today she will compete against Duceppe. Maybe Duceppe wants to be part of the PQ even if he lose the leadership race against Marois. Duceppe is in Ottawa since 1990 and the BQ is goin' down. That will be a new challenge for Duceppe.
The Duceppe depature is a good news for the Conservative party of Canada as Quebec nationalists will be seduce by Harper.
You have to admit that no one in the BQ team has what it takes to be the chief. Rumours tells that former Quebec premier, Bernard Landry could go in Ottawa to succeed to Duceppe.
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