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QUEBEC CITY Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard repeatedly accused the Parti Qubcois on Monday of fabricating a crisis to fuel support for a sovereignty referendum.

Couillard went after his election rivals for what he called a Machiavellian ploy to use the controversial Quebec values charter to spur a fight with Ottawa to better sell separation to the provinces voters, as described in an article about PQ strategy in La Presse newspaper, citing high level party operatives.

This is totally unacceptable. I have never seen something as despicable as this, politically, said Couillard, alleging the PQ is using the charter as an instrument of division to obtain support for a vote on separation.

Its one of the most cynical things I have ever seen done in Quebec politics . . . Quebecers of all origins will be scandalized.

Shortly afterward, PQ Leader Pauline Marois made the surprise announcement that she is prepared to used the rarely-invoked notwithstanding clause of the constitution to protect the charter from a Supreme Court challenge.

The notwithstanding clause is a section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allows governments to overrule court decisions that strike down laws deemed unconstitutional.

Taking questions during a campaign stop at the University of Laval, Couillard said Marois announcement reinforces his earlier comments about the La Presse article.

Couillard added that theres no comparison, in his view, between Marois proposed use of the clause, and when it was invoked by former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa in 1988 to save the provinces French language protection law, Bill 101.

The question to ask is: is it proportional? Does this tool that suspends people's liberty correspond with an issue that is urgent and real? Couillard said, repeating earlier comments that the PQ is trying to create an identity crisis to fuel support for its sovereignty agenda.

In the case of (the charter), there's no crisis, there's no real issue, so evidently there's no proportionality. The only goal is to start an argument with the (federal government.)

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ABC The NT Government is on the brink of losing majority government, as speculation continues about bush members Larisa Lee, Alison Anderson and Francis Xavier leaving the Country Liberals.

The Northern Territory Chief Minister has asked the Country Liberals to hold off on a decision on Alison Anderson's membership of the party.

Adam Giles said he intervened in the party's deliberations on the weekend.

"I asked the management committee to not seek to terminate Alison or anyone else's membership immediately," Mr Giles said.

He said he asked the party to wait until the next Central Council meeting in a couple of months.

But the Chief Minister said he was prepared to govern in minority.

"We are not going to have 12 of our members held to ransom by three," Mr Giles said of Alison Anderson, Larisa Lee and Francis Xavier.

And he rejected claims - made by the Member for Arafura, Francis Xavier - that he threatened to pull government support for the Tiwi Islands ferry in a meeting last week.

"I haven't met with Francis and there hasn't been any threat of resources being pulled," Mr Giles said.

He said he was looking to improve the ferry by putting jetty services in place.

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