Top Montreal politician admits he was FLQ member

What? Corruption in Montreal? Who would have guessed.

I don't see how this is corruption. When he was young he did some stupid stuff. That has little to do with what he has done as a city official.

Sure, he was young and did stupid stuff, like join a terrorist group and rob a store to get cash to fund an insurrection.

Perfectly acceptable behaviour for a Montreal politician and life-long PQ member, and what we have come to expect in independent New France.

Vive le Qu�bec libre!

Go ahead Mac, I�m interested to see your spin on this. After all, these guys can do no wrong in your eyes.

Wow, I know some people that did stupid stuff when they were young that wasn't NEARLY as stupid as that, and yet they had criminal records that prevented them from getting a decent job.

When a terrorist can get elected as a government official ANYWHERE in Canada, I'd call that corruption.

If that's what you believe of me, than you know very little about me. I totally disagree with the separatists, but my disagreement doesn't go as far as categorising and badmouthing the entire province of Quebec. Nor do my apologetics go as far as endorsing terrorism.

It isn't corruption because this guy has done nothing wrong or dishonest while in office, nor has he abused his office in any way. And while he may now admit to having been involved with the FLQ in the 70s, that has little if anything to do with the person he may be today. In any case he has never been formally accused or convicted of any crime, and last I checked, being a life-long Parti qu�b�cois member is perfectly legal. He has the right to believe in Quebec independence if he so chooses.

That said, if he were to be formally charged, brought before the court and convicted of any crime he may have had a hand in, then he ought to be removed from office.

Well considering his admission and the fact that there is no statute of limitations on terrorist activities, the fact that no-one is doing any investigating speaks volumes.

And this headline is surprising because...?

Anything to do with the FLQ is shameful. Only a slight minority of Quebecers, meaning less than 0.01% or whatever, were part of that organisation.

That's why the FLQ manifest at the ''Moulin � Parole'' was a controversy and that Loco Locass and Luc Mervill are useless, untalented artists along with being complete idiots. The fact that it was a one-sided Bloc/PQ fest and uncontested by local journalists really shows that their bias is obvious.

Anyways, the fact that 2 former PQ politicians, Louise Harel and Diane Lemieux, are running against each other, each in the opposite municipal political party for the Montreal mayoral campaign. That says a lot about the PQ as a political party and constant bickering, pretty much a joke.

If that's what you believe of me, than you know very little about me. I totally disagree with the separatists, but my disagreement doesn't go as far as categorising and badmouthing the entire province of Quebec. Nor do my apologetics go as far as endorsing terrorism.

It isn't corruption because this guy has done nothing wrong or dishonest while in office, nor has he abused his office in any way. And while he may now admit to having been involved with the FLQ in the 70s, that has little if anything to do with the person he may be today. In any case he has never been formally accused or convicted of any crime, and last I checked, being a life-long Parti qu�b�cois member is perfectly legal. He has the right to believe in Quebec independence if he so chooses.

That said, if he were to be formally charged, brought before the court and convicted of any crime he may have had a hand in, then he ought to be removed from office.

The guy admits in the national media that he was an FLQ member and that he took part in a robbery to fund the FLQ isn't an issue for you? That's all in the past so it's ok?

Come on man.

Being associated with a terrorist organization and a communism supporter is not just a "youth mistake". He should clearly step down. Also, he admitted he doesn't regret.

Hey, we agree at last Proculation, gimme a hug!

I don't think so. Having committed a crime in one's past doesn't bar a person from ever living a normal life, working or running for public office. Granted, had the public known he had been involved in such things as a youngster, they may not have voted for him.

About whom exactly? The RCMP, a federal agency, has jurisdiction over terrorist crimes. If the feds don't go after him, it's nobody's fault but theirs.

Definate plus for a shot at the US presidency...