French for success; Quebec PMs have run Canada for 32 of the last 33 years and may do so forever.(Brief Article)

Peter Brimelow began his 1986 book The Patriot Game with a celebrated anecdote. He recalled his first interview, in 1975, with Joe Clark-"Even before he became Joe Who." Mr. Brimelow asked the leadership candidate about free trade. Mr. Clark confessed, "He didn't know much about economics." He explained, "When I went into politics, I had to choose between learning economics and learning French. And I chose French."

Mr. Brimelow commented that this interview demonstrated "the subtle but...profoundly debilitating cost of the French connection to ...

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