Jacques Parizeau Quotes

Jacques Parizeau was a French-Canadian economist and politician who was a noted Quebec sovereigntist and the 26th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996. Wikipedia  

✵ 9. August 1930 – 1. June 2015
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Famous Jacques Parizeau Quotes

“Well, in a case like this, what do we do? We spit in our hands and we start over!”

Jacques Parizeau

Bon, ben, dans un cas comme ça, qu'est-ce qu'on fait? On se crache dans les mains et on recommence!
1995 referendum concession speech.

“Can you imagine feds saying we don't like your answers.”

Jacques Parizeau

May 15, 2005 - interview on CTV news with reporter/anchorwoman Lisa LaFlamme, Parizeau said the Clarity Act "meant nothing" and would be ignored. "Can you imagine feds saying we don't like your answers," Parizeau told the interviewer, calling such suggestions a "political stunt."

“It is true, it is true that we were beaten, but in the end, by what? By money and ethnic votes, essentially.”

Jacques Parizeau

C'est vrai, c'est vrai qu'on a été battus, au fond, par quoi? Par l'argent pis des votes ethniques, essentiellement.
1995 referendum concession speech.

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