When the smoke cleared, the Liberals found they had lost 13 of their stalwarts and the West had gained opposition status.
ChrŽtien congratulated Charest and McDonough, but he classes Manning as an agent to destroy Canada.
He must remember not a single referendum has been held in the West to leave Canada. For a leader for unity, his derogatory characterization of the West can only create further alienation between East and West.
– H. W. Jackson,
Falher, Alta.