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OUE PEGE LISRARY 5
"The Liberal landslide in Quebec is 1 hollow victory f¥aught with
dangers and potential pitfalls for th» POLIt Cal Scientist
Roger Elmes of Douglas College. “News media in the rest of Canada seems

to have reached the conclusion that Bourassa has stopped the Separatists.

In reality the PQ increased their share of the popular vote by about 7

per cent. Moreover close to 51% of the French speaking voters seem

to have cast their ballots for the three Opposition parties. But they
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are represented by only -@=-@*% of the seats in the National Assembly".

Mr. Elmes pointed out that "as it becomes apparent that Bourassa has

achieved this massive landslide with less than or close to 50% of the

Francophone vote the level of frustation particularly among the militant

separatists within and outside of the Parti Quebeco? 3 {l increase. The

result will be further violence and terror:sm in Quebec by the militant

minority and an increased feeling of alienation from the rest of Canada

by the majority of PQ supporters."

Elmes argued that "M. Bourassa would be well advise’ to use his massive majority

of seats with extreme caution. He should also move immediately to make

a seat available for Rene Levesque. If Levesque accepted a safe seat,

Bourassa

uncontested by the Liberals ,\would be viewed as the magnanimous victor

protecting democracy and encouraging an effective opposition. If

Levesque refused the offer then the PQ leader would appear to be

the ungrateful loser and a defeatist."

"The decade of the seventies," Mr. Elmes pointed out, "is still the

decade of unrest for Quebec. The colleges and ufliversiti 3 in Quebec