By the way, I like running and competing in half-marathons and what’s wrong with that? Walking is great but it can also be dull. I disliked the heavy discouragement of more heavy cardiovascular exercises that was implied in the book.

The Vitality Compass was the uses CDC Lifetable data and the synthesis of more than 360 peer-reviewed studies.

In any case, I do appreciate that you read the book and thought enough about it to share it with your readers.

Firstly, 1995 had to do only with Canada-Québec relations. At the time, many immigrants had helped and participated in the cause with the PQ. Although what was said by J. Parizeau that night after we* lost the referendum was damageable to Québec’s reputation** and made it look racist, the lost of the referendum could not be explained solely by immigration.

Second, 2007 has to do with immigration and is not unique to Québec. See the tidal wave coming? France, Germany, UK, Québec, etc. ROC is next in the row — there has been incidents like damage to damage to property of muslims and jews in the ROC before, racist justified murders, hate crimes and the like… SO YOU’RE RIGHT, the attitudes of old-stock have not changed, and I suggest you have the same attitudes in the ROC, far from Hérouville. So, 2007 IS ABOUT immigration.

When 1995 and 2007 tie together, it’s post facto: P. Marois’ (PQ) move is political, it’s merely bringing the debate on grounds where M. Dumont (ADQ) had not dared venture when he “lancé la patate chaude” to J. Charest (PLQ) before the 2007 elections. PLQ made a move after the BTC was set-up, then PQ had to move also and they tied, conceptually, 1995 and 2007 together. But they are different. PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG.
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* I may use the word which has been tagged with a capital “W” by ROC press, although French and Anglos alike use the first person plural every once in a while.
** In a way we have not fully understood yet; this is what I would explain as the multi-clutural / republican divide.