History Lessons: Mulroney Edition

Stephen Harper has just delivered a windfall to Quebec. A windfall that will be converted to tax breaks by Jean Charest (assuming he wins). Let's go back in time 15 years or so: Why was Mulroney so hated by the end of his tenure as Prime Minister? Well there were lots of reasons, certainly his arrogance, his buddy-buddy relationship with US Presidents, but one of the things that really boiled blood in Canada was his perceived softness on Quebec.

I suppose maybe a Calgary-based guy like Harper can get away with some Quebec gifts (Nixon to China, blah blah) but I think he'll really be on thin ice if he's seen as being too nice to soft nationalists in Quebec.