High winds expected for capital Friday afternoon, evening

As a Quebecer living just on the other side of the river from the Ottawa Bubble, I know how little attention is generally paid to Quebec’s provincial politics. Our language, history, and culture make Quebec notoriously hard to grasp for decision makers in the nation’s capital. This is not a critique, simply a fact. And while concern about the separatist movement in Alberta has led to the federal government making some questionable policy choices (yes, memorandum of understanding, I’m looking at you), the question of a potential looming referendum in Quebec has, so far, appeared not to...