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The Bloc at 20

When Jean Chrétien won his first of three majority governments, in 1993, he had little time to enjoy a "honeymoon effect." Seated across the aisle as Leader of the Opposition was Lucien Bouchard, leader of the Bloc Québécois. In its first election the Bloc had won 54 seats calling for the sovereignty of Chrétien's home province.

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Keith Gottschalk

Silence on Canadian coalition crisis in U.S. media

By Keith Gottschalk
| December 4, 2008

by KEITH GOTTSCHALK

I watch a lot of CNN. I watch a lot of MSNBC. I read many news sources online. I have seen nothing in the US media about the attempt by the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc to oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a no confidence vote and rule by a coalition of the opposition parties.

I understand that there has been a mention in the Huffington Post and one other progressive site.

Perhaps it's too much to expect the myopic and self-absorbed US media to pay any attention at all to events in Canada. In reality, I feel strongly that this is extremely short-sighted and journalistically irresponsible.

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