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William Watson: What Ottawa should give Quebec is benign neglect

More special treatment will only encourage inter-regional jealousy. Good government is what all Canadians want. Focus on giving them that

The traditional definition of a Canadian optimist is someone who thinks things could be worse. Well, “could have been worse” is a good response to Monday’s Quebec election result. After eight years of turbulence from a premier whose claim to business fame was co-founding a charter airline, voters were ready for a change in government.

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