Quebec into the fold? Not too likely!

Jean Charest visited with the Alberta premier and came away with policy religion?

Quebec has recently been warming up to the idea of a national energy program... with a few caveats.

Caveat number one is that the feds are not involved in the discussions of the program.   Hard to believe that you can have a national program without the involvement of the national government, but then again, this is Quebec we are talking about.

Caveat number two is that the feds, who are not to be involved in the discussions, must not give a loan guarantee to Newfoundland and Labrador, to create an electricity gateway, from the Lower Churchill Falls to Newfoundland, the other Atlantic provinces and the Northern United States, that bypasses Quebec.

Caveat number three will be that the program has to be named the Quebec and Not-Quebec Energy Program.  OK, I made that up but it is just as absurd as the other caveats.

When, oh when, will Quebec recognize that the current Churchill Falls agreement negotiated in the 1950's is extremely unfair to Newfoundland and agree to renegotiate it.  Then, and only then, should Non-Quebec discuss any agreements with Quebec.