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Welcomes Couillard\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day win<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

By Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Jacques Cartier riding\u2019s representative in Quebec City rose to speak last week in the provincial parliament, March 14. <\/p>\n

West Islander Geoffrey Kelley acknowledged the importance of the province\u2019s citizens of Irish descent. <\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Speaker, on Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Montrealers will line up on Sainte Catherine Street to watch the 190th edition of the St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade,\u201d he reminded fellow legislators. \u201cOrganized by the United Irish Societies, the parade is the occasion to celebrate our Irish heritage, the important contribution made by the Irish community to Quebec and Canada. It is also a sure sign that spring is on its way at last!\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cEach year, members of the Irish community are honoured for their work. So, congratulations to this year\u2019s grand marshal, Andrew Fogarty, to the Irishman of the Year, Kirkland Mayor John Meaney, to parade reviewing officer Donald Pidgeon and to parade president Mike Kennedy. Many thanks, as well, to the hundreds of volunteers who help make the parade a success.\u201d <\/p>\n

Kelley also aimed an Irish proverb at the Parti qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois government: <\/p>\n

\u201cMay you have the hindsight to know where you\u2019ve been, the foresight to know where you are going and the insight to know when you\u2019ve gone too far!\u201d <\/i>
\n
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\n\u201cWe had a great time,\u201d Kelley reported after the March 17 parade, and bid the Luck o\u2019the Irish to Philippe Couillard, whom members of the Quebec Liberal Party elected as their new leader during their St. Patrick\u2019s Day convention in Verdun. <\/p>\n

“I am delighted that we have a leader with the experience and intelligence of a Philippe Couillard,\u201d he enthused in an electronic mail message to The Suburban.<\/i> \u201cHis knowledge of the health and education is impressive. The fact that he has lived abroad widens his horizons. He has shared his vision of Quebec society which includes a role for all Quebecers from all origins.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI have stated that the arrival of a new leader is just the first step,\u201d Kelley added. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe now need to renew our party, develop new ideas for the next election platform, and get ready to do battle with our adversaries the PQ and the CAQ. Philippe Couillard will provide the leadership necessary to get us there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n(Left to right) Quebec legislators Geoffrey Kelley of Jacques Cartier riding and Yvon Marcoux of Vaudreuil riding.<\/b><\/div>\n
\nPhoto courtesy Studio May<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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