Rene Levesque's referendum road knee slappers

   Back in 1980 the pre-referendum Rene Levesque was slayin' 'em up in Ste. Agathe at a press conference. A reporter asked him about federal MP Paul Dick's proposal that the Canadian House of Commons sit in Montreal for a few days prior to the referendum. Levesque: let 'em sit in the construction site of the Guy Favreau Complex and use the Olympic Stadium roof in case it rains and let people stare through the fence at the proceedings. Hey-oh!
   Levesque also roasted Charles Bronfman who suggested he'd split if Quebec separates. Levesque laughed that the Seagram heir called to have his Expos lease at the Big O renewed after his previous such threat in 1976. Jeepers, the Expos leaving Montreal - what a laugh! Impossible!
   Levesque also basked in the support of 1,200 of the 1,700 workers at GM's Ste. Therese plant, pointing out that Ontario has far more car-building jobs.