 Yost opposes special status for Quebec, and has called for more powers to be devolved to Canada's provinces ("Winnipeg Free Press", 10 May 1998).The 1997 election was called during a major flood in Winnipeg.Yost, who was forced to evacuate his own home, described the election timing as a "callous disregard for the people of southern Manitoba" ("Winnipeg Free Press", 23 May 1997).