Quebecker

About 35 protesters, including members of the Quebecker Resistance Network, stood outside Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre in Montreal.

It's an odd notion, especially coming from a Francophone Quebecker.

Almost 5,000 miles away, fellow Quebecker Brian Mulroney, 44, a bilingual businessman who became leader of the opposition Progressive Conservative Party in June, had just won his first seat in the House of Commons.

But he will face stiff opposition from other contenders, notably current Minister of Energy Jean Chr�tien, 50, an ebullient Quebecker.

Turner's toughest challenge could come from Minister of Energy Jean Chr�tien, 50, a popular Quebecker who will announce his candidacy this week.