Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard says he’s ready to step in and intervene in the strike at the Montreal Symphony. Bouchard is chairman of the orchestra’s board. “The MSO earned its reputation as one of the top 10 orchestras in the world through touring and recording, but Bouchard says the inflexibility of the musicians’ current contract makes it impossible to keep that up. ‘The proof is in the pudding. For the last five years, we have not been able to tour abroad’.”