The Gambler
Charest rolled the dice by criticizing federal Conservatives, but the gamble appears to have paid off
One thing people should keep in mind when they're trying to guess whether Premier Jean Charest will call an election this fall is that Charest is a gambler. And he isn't afraid to play for high stakes with a hand that's less than a sure thing. In the televised leaders' debate in the 2003 provincial campaign, Charest decided to raise his controversial municipal demerger promise, which both his adversaries oppo...