I was so happy to be chosen to read this book, as I am from QC now and it does feel at times that French is being shoved down our throats and that we English people don’t belong here. The latest premier, Legault, has made life so difficult for so many but it always comes down to French first and the rest of you can grovel, as they believe that French is being lost in QC. Not so at all.
I enjoyed reading the intertwined stories of the Fab 4: Archer, Vanier, Morrow and Maxwell. Working towards a common goal but each with a different job, which they perform quite well and at just the right time.
The meeting in the Laurentians brought back smells and warmth, and cool times summering up there and how it was so different from being in the city. Interesting to get the point of other premiers whom believe Quebec is getting a better deal, and I so agree with them. Often QC forgets that we are not our own entity nor could we survive on our own. We are a part of Canada and as such should be doing our best to get along, and now that there have been talks about the walls coming down between provinces I am hoping for some big changes although I still can’t see QC going along as everything must be written in French twice the size of English.
And I was so hoping for some real fight from Drouin, premier of QC, instead he went down without much of a fight. This felt to me like I was reading a fantasy novel as I know no one goes down that easily in QC AND having a referendum once again to see how many QC want to separate if already being put on the table as we prepare for an election.
It was a good read, kept me interested, loved the bad guys being caught, and how well Archer did as PM. After hearing Carney’s speech yesterday I can honestly say while reading this book I could see Archer as Carney. Well written, some facts to learn, even as someone from QC and the action and intrigue will keep you reading.