He compared himself to Cinderella. Rather, his Asterix side seems to be bearing fruit.
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After stirring up political life in Quebec with his crusade against the Oath of the King after being humiliated with his proposal to send the Sûreté du Québec to Roxham Road, the leader of the Parti Québécois began international Diplomacy.
Without sacrificing his image as an idealistic choirboy, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has proven he has nerves of steel. On the contrary, he cultivates it. It has become his political weapon.
conquest
Despite the taunts of his opponents, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon flew calmly to Europe on Thursday night. He was even elated, buoyed by the conviction of his rendezvous with history.
His party has only three MPs. He only has two questions a week in the Blue Room. Irrespective of this, he is in the mode of conquest, that of credibility on the international stage.
England to indulge and argue against the Oath of King Charles at Oxford University, where he was studying.
Scotland to build links with THE strongest pro-independence movement in Europe.
Belgium to meet Catalan separatist leaders in exile.
Paris to follow in René Lévesque’s footsteps and for the eventual recognition of an independent Québec by the world’s most important French-speaking power.
Claiming to sell Quebec’s sovereignty has a don qujote side when his own party is struggling to survive.
But that’s the bet of PSPP tactics.
Act like
The Oath of the King saga taught us an important lesson about the strategy of the leader of the Parti Québécois.
He is not afraid of ridicule. On the contrary, he embraces it, tames it, makes it an ally.
Because the mockery of the first day reveals the idealism of his proposal.
By pretending that the Parti Québécois is at the door of sovereignty, she hopes to convince us of its renewed relevance.
The dramatic staging of his failed attempt to enter the National Assembly. It was that of a Québec tapping his nose at the gates of Canada.
His emotional triumph on the day of his return to Parliament, taking his seat, was his “big day”, if not a “big evening”.
His solution to Roxham Road is not that of a province held hostage by a crippled federal government. It is that of a sovereign Québec. Send out the SQ to force the hand of the Americans as if Quebec were already a country.
His diplomatic trip in Europe prepares for the consequences of a successful referendum. Because in order to be consecrated, Quebec’s sovereignty needs international recognition. And that has to be prepared.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon acts as if independence has the wind in its sails. He breaks with his predecessors who tried to inspire while behaving like losers.
So far the recipe works.
Condemned to the fringes of the official debates in the National Assembly, he succeeded in getting his issues and his options through.
The challenge will be to remain believable and not lapse into caricatures.
