Farmer Diaries

It’s a strange use of word, but it represents something real here in Quebec.  First off, the words come from 1789, when the French king decided to bring all French together (Nobility, clergy, business and the rest) to figure out how to pay for the wars.  French king liked his wars!  Anyway, the result was the 1789 French revolution, because neither the nobility or the clergy paid any taxes – they were exempt, so business and the rest decide that enough was enough and the guillotine solved many problems. Back to Quebec, the “revolutionary” thematic is somewhat understood here, although it’s evident that those calling for this “conversation” don’t know or remember what happened to those who called for the process in 1789 (they got their head chopped off).  The problem, as I’ve often expressed it, is that the “revolution” that was called by the early leaders dates back to the 1950s and 1960s – a long time ago, the early leaders (you can still see Rene Lévesque’s’ spee...