The gist of Beaudoin’s arguments is that the English are anti-French caitiffs and the French are poor oppressed victims of the English regime. The PQ has never stopped questioning English people’s rights as a minority, particularly since (1) “English” has always been the equivalent of a swear word to them and (2) they have no interest in alternatives. If she wonders why Quebecers are so apathetic about this whole sovereignty thing, she need only look at the referendums of 1980 and 1995, both of which ended in a “no” despite wordings designed to be cloak-and-dagger.