Quebec - Canada's "Princess"

So.

Who is "the Princess" in Canadian federation.

The spoiled little brat who is completely self-obsessed, has no sense of personal responsibility, and who loves to look down their nose at everyone around them, but is real quick to put their hand-out for money from the same people they look down on.

Which Province is most likely to utter the words, "Uhm.. I think my financial situation is, like, really bad.. but I just kinda ignore it.."?

Two guesses and the first one doesn't count.

And this past week we see more of the same in la belle Province.

Once again, les Quebecois show themselves to be completely incapable of handling their own affairs, notwithstanding consistently getting the biggest helping of transfer funds of any Province in Canada.

Now they have pushed through "back to work" legislation for crown prosecutors, taking away their right to strike after offering them a salary increase which would still put them 40% behind most prosecutors in Canada.

While provincial prosecutors in Alberta and Ontario are earning up to  $198,000.00 per year, prosecutors in Quebec are paid a maximum of $102,700.00.

Why are they in this position?

Consider this graphic of Quebec's ratio of debt to GDP:

So.

While the Charest government trumpet the announcement that they are spending $400 million for a new ice arena for no one, in the fight against crime in Quebec, a Province described as the "the most corrupt Province in Canada" - home to Hells Angels biker wars, Mafia mob boss killings and lets not forget Adscam, their government says, "we are happy to have the poorest paid prosecutors in Canada.  And the most over-worked."

Better to spend money advancing their "cultural interests" - ie) building monuments to Quebec xenophobia. 

The answer?

Well, the Quebec prosecutors are suggesting we have the Federal Government pay for it.

How ironic is that?

The province which can't complain enough over Federal incursion into their "sovereignty" is now suggesting that the Federal Government take over provincial prosecutions.

Quebec truly is Canada's princess.

And maybe, just maybe, Stephen Harper should hire Gail Vaz-Oxlade to handle the disbursal of transfer funds, so that she can have a candid talk with Quebec, and tell them, "I'M telling YOU how it's going to be.  Either you do it my way or you don't get the money."

Of course, even hard-nosed Gail Vaz-Oxlade probably would eventually tire of trying to guide them to fiscal sanity.. as she says of her "Princess" projects:

“They just drained the life out of me, because they were so demanding, so petulant, so unwilling to move forward.”

Gail.. the rest of us in Canada feel you, we really do.