How Trump’s Canada threats dampened Quebec separatist movement - for now
Patriotism is on the rise in Quebec, a region that has held two referendums over whether to leave CanadaCanada elections: the key players and what is at stakeIt was the middle of the night that the Bloc Québécois realized they had achieved the improbable. For weeks, the separatist party in Canada’s Francophone province had been campaigning hard to steal an electoral district in Montreal long held by the Liberals.When the trickle of votes finally stopped on that September evening, the Bloc’s Louis-Philippe Sauvé had emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 200 votes. Continue reading...
Patriotism is on the rise in Quebec, a region that has held two referendums over whether to leave Canada
It was the middle of the night that the Bloc Québécois realized they had achieved the improbable. For weeks, the separatist party in Canada’s Francophone province had been campaigning hard to steal an electoral district in Montreal long held by the Liberals.
When the trickle of votes finally stopped on that September evening, the Bloc’s Louis-Philippe Sauvé had emerged victorious by a narrow margin of 200 votes. Continue reading...
