Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks at a news conference prior to Question Period, Oct. 17, at the legislature in Quebec City.If you’re in the business world, you’re probably familiar with the project management technique known as Six Sigma., the technique “helps reduce defects and improve profits. … The goal is to do away with inconsistency, waste, and defects that challenge customer loyalty.”
Those who gain the highest level of mastery of the management performance method earn the designation “Six Sigma Black Belt.” Those who master the political performance method get a Six P Black Belt.First up, Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta. She wants to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan, replacing it with an Alberta pension plan.
But anyone with even passing familiarity with Six P knows what’s really going on here. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this weekBeing seen to be arguing with Ottawa, about anything, helps Ms. Smith shore up her right flank, and wards off the danger of the UCP and its voters splintering back into the two parties. If all goes well, this fight will go on for years.
That’s because the by-election was won by the Parti Québécois. A lot of CAQ voters used to be PQ voters, and if the PQ makes even a small a comeback, the CAQ is in big trouble. A few days later, the government hit on a better idea: Undergraduate tuition for out-of-province students at Quebec’s three English language universitiesKonrad Yakabuski: François Legault’s shakedown of McGill and Concordia will not save cash-starved francophone universities