Stephen Harper has been dropping hints about re-opening the constitution for a while. At least, he has ever since he traded in his Reform Party principles for a chance to become Brian Mulroney Jr.<\/p>\n
So it shouldn<\/span>\u2019t have been a huge surprise that yesterday What kind of meat remains to be seen, although Blackburn\u2019s mention of \u201chistorical demands\u201d invites speculation. Given the lack of pressing current<\/i> demands, I guess it makes sense to look at historical<\/i> ones. My personal opinion is that revisiting Meech<\/span> and Charlottetown is not something Canadians want or need but, then again, I don\u2019t need to win 20 seats in Quebec to get a majority government. So my opinion is probably clouded on this topic.<\/p>\n Given the complete uselessness of the Bloc, this kind of talk probably will lead to Conservative gains in Quebec. However, it\u2019s also a subject the opposition leader can talk about with some authority. And given that he doesn<\/span>\u2019t have a ton of friends left in Quebec to lose, it certainly wouldn<\/span>\u2019t hurt to come out strongly against this.<\/p>\n YUMMY MIXED METAPHOR UPDATE:<\/em><\/strong> There is no appetite for this because the fruit is not yet ripe to put more meat on the constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n What does it say when Lawrence Cannon, of the famous “who’s on first Quebec nation press conference<\/a>“, needs to clarify the government’s position on this? Is there any way the Conservatives could look more dazed and confused vis-a-vis Quebec?<\/p>\nIntergovernmental Affairs Minister Rona Ambrose<\/strike> Jean-Pierre Blackburn suggested<\/a> a Tory majority would lead to the Quebecois nation resolution getting some \u201cmeat around it\u201d.<\/p>\n