So the election in Quebec is in full swing. It's not very interesting because the current government is ridiculously popular -- every poll shows that they will win by a landslide. So people have begun focusing on the small stuff, the stupid stuff.
Two days ago, the Prime Minister using a hammy tool of running for office decided that he would not say the name of the leader of the official opposition, instead calling her the french equivalent of "this little old lady", not that she's old, it's just a somewhat derogatory way of referring to women in French.
It would be funny if it were not so very pathetic, and it shows how amateurish the whole thing is; the idea is that you remove power from your opponent by not naming them. How very 1960s!
First, the problems
(1) The prime Minister and the leader of the opposition have known each other for more than a decade. So the only way he could not remember her name is either (a) he's a dumbass or (b) he has memory issues, or (c) he's running a great 1960s political campaign!
(2) It is a tremendous opportunity for the opposition parties; it shows that the governing party's election machine is run by either imbeciles or incompetents.
So, first, for the leader of the opposition, there is a tremendous political point to make, and at the very least damage the governing party's election machine, by subtly implying that the "Poor prime minister cannot remember the name of people he see's almost every day", the Prime Minister is over 60! Secondly, it's the perfect opportunity for the opposition to use 21st-century media tools to make this a long-lasting gaff that will rattle the election system for the leading party.
Second problem
It shows how sad the election process is in Quebec that THIS is the topic of conversation.
Let's be clear, the CAQ has certain to win the elections and to win with a good majority
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