Nycole turmel biography sample

Nycole Turmel’s history with sovereigntist parties in Quebec may came as a shock to some, but to anyone familiar with the political landscape of the French-speaking province there is nothing surprising about it.

The new interim leader of the New Democrats was told to expect a rough time when she was handed the job, and it did not take long for the prediction to come true.

But reactions to the revelations of Ms.

Turmel’s history with the Bloc Québécois and Québec Solidaire have been mixed, depending almost entirely upon the language in which the reaction was expressed.

In francophone Quebec, the consensus has been that the most disappointing aspect of the story is that Ms.

Turmel was not entirely open with the public about her past political affiliations. The affiliations themselves, and the fact that she switched allegiances, has not been highlighted as an issue. Indeed, when approximately two-thirds of Quebecers have flirted with sovereignty at some point in their lives (