It wasn't quite the meeting of the minds independiste, that perhaps Pauline Marois might have hoped for. Her hop, skip and a jump from Davos to Edinburgh, didn't provide many of those desired photo ops for the folks back home and more importantly, face time with would be Scottish separator in chief Alex Salmond was limited to say the least.
Much is being made of the less than fulsome discussions that the two had during Madame Marois stay in Edinburgh and as for her blue print of independence? Well as things turned out, it wasn't particularly something that it seems is going to be bed time reading for Mr. Salmond.
Not that it would be a surprise, the previous two attempts by the Parti Quebecois to lead Quebec out of confederation weren't the thing of great deliverance, though they came closer the last time than the one before. Still, if you're hoping for a positive result in your own campaign of secession, it seems that there's not much to learn from the PQ, well except perhaps how not to conduct a campaign.
One of the reasons perhaps for the Salmond snub as it was, is that one of the key planks of those against Scottish independence is the suggestion that Mr. Salmond and his troops are inclined to a neverendum concept, something that it seems no one is inclined to want to seem develop.
So it's probably a wise strategy not to be seen taking counsel from the party across the pond that seems to have made that part of its raison d'être.
For the PQ leader it wasn't the best of road trips, marginalized as a fly by conversation partner doesn't exactly add to your gravitas when trying to make your case for your own moment of destiny.
Having your blueprint as it is, tossed into the equivalent of the bottom drawer of a desk no one looks into, probably says more about your past than your future.
Still, she did get a mention in the Guardian newspaper, so for the scrapbook it was no doubt a grand success, just as long as you don't keep the actual article clipping with the photo array.
And any chance to travel is no doubt a welcome relief from the day to day grind of spending federal money as fast as you can, just in case you don't have access to it in the years to come.
Like any traveller, no doubt for Madame Marois there was the need to pick up some souvenirs for the folks back home. We hope that she at least picked up some nice tee shirts to mark the occasion, there seems to be a wide ranging fashion line for the independence minded Scots...
And for her scrapbook, there are now many reminders available to her, marking her brief moment on the highlands.
Montreal Gazette-- PQ's Marois in Scotland: Braveheart it wasn't
Montreal Gazette-- Marois to visit Scotland, where a binding referendum on independence will be held before the end of 2014
CJAD-- Marois interfering with Scottish affairs: Libs
National Post-- Marois had planned to share her 'referendum files' with Scottish First Minister
National Post-- Scotland far closer to sovereignty than Quebec as Marois heads to Edinburgh for meeting with separatists
CBC-- Quebec Premier, Scottish Independence leader meet privately
CBC-- Premier Pauline Marois in Scotland
CBC-- Marois talks referendum in English interview with BBC Scotland (includes audio)
Toronto Star-- Quebec Premier Pauline Marois visits Scottish leader
CTV-- Seeking sovereignty support in Scotland
CTV-- Separatist summit in Scotland (video)
CTV-- Summit kept discreet (video)
Yahoo.ca-- Quebec Premier Pauline Marois to talk sovereignty with Scottish separatists
The Guardian-- Alex Salmond takes spotlight away from nationalists' summit
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