▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁over ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁The ▁Du pl ess is ▁government ▁adopted ▁the ▁current ▁flag ▁of ▁Quebec ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁Union ▁Jack . ▁ ▁It ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁Liber als ▁were ▁dec im ated ; ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 4 ▁M N As ▁were ▁from ▁Montreal ' s ▁West ▁Island . ▁ ▁God b out ▁himself ▁lost ▁his ▁own ▁seat , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Liber als ▁without ▁a ▁full - time ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁deb it ▁side , ▁Du pl ess is ' ▁relations ▁with ▁labour ▁in ▁general ▁and ▁trade ▁un ions ▁in ▁particular ▁were ▁difficult ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁strik es . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁too ▁strongly ▁aligned ▁with ▁the ▁Catholic ▁cler gy . ▁ ▁Indeed , ▁many ▁pri ests ▁open ly ▁supported ▁the ▁Du pl ess is ▁government ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁Liber als ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁s log an ▁Le ▁ciel ▁est ▁ble u , ▁l ' en fer ▁est ▁rou ge ▁( He aven ▁is ▁blue , ▁hell ▁is ▁red )-- a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁colours ▁of ▁both ▁parties ▁( blue ▁for ▁the ▁UN , ▁red ▁for ▁the ▁Liber als ). ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁also ▁accused ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁receiving ▁ins u fficient ▁roy alt ies ▁for ▁the ▁extra ction ▁the ▁province