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Quebec Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez says he deplores the tone taken by the leader of the Quebec Party, who referenced dark moments in Canada’s history to justify the party’s push for independence.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told a press conference on Tuesday that the history of Francophones in Canada is colored by deportations and executions.
Days earlier, he referred to Canada’s invasion of Quebec’s jurisdiction as another argument for Quebec sovereignty, and he pledged to hold a referendum on independence before 2030 if the party comes to power in 2026.
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The PQ leader also said Ottawa wants to “crush Quebec.”
Rodriguez, who is the transportation minister and Quebec deputy to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, condemned the comments as “deeply disappointing and even alarming.”
He told reporters in Ottawa today that the mention of executions and divorces, while historically accurate, does not reflect Quebec or Canada today and that the use of these words harms social cohesion.
– This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 17, 2024.
