Paul St-Pierre Plamondon today completes his nine-day mission to Europe where he aimed to forge links in support of independence.
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Holland, Puigdemont etc.
The leader of the Parti Québécois flew to England, Scotland, Belgium and France during the first week of the Quebec parliamentary recess.
In France he notably met former French President François Hollande, but also elected representatives of the French left and right.
A short detour to Belgium also enabled him to talk to the Catalan head of state, Carles Puigdemont, who is living in exile there because of the Spanish repression following the separatists’ victory in the referendum.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon now wants to carry out such missions “on a regular basis”, he confided to LCN on the airwaves.
“We want to revive PQ diplomacy,” he said. Each time we answer the questions, we can clarify our project and generate interest. »
Sovereignty isn’t a boomer thing?
The editor-in-chief of Figaro Live was not exaggerating in questioning the relevance of the sovereignty movement in 2023.
“Isn’t Quebec independence, the famous ‘Vive le Québec libre’ of 1967, exactly a 1967 thing, an old thing, a boomer thing? ‘ he launched into Paul St-Pierre Plamondon during a live interview.
On the contrary, without being upset, the PQ leader declared: “‘Vive le Québec libre’, it exists today in CEGEPs”.
“It’s indelible. General de Gaulle’s work is engraved in Quebec because a nation very close to Quebec tells us: we encourage you,” he said.
Ottawa Funds ‘Quebec Bashing’
“Would an independent Québec experience less tension with its minorities? asked a Quebec student at a conference in Oxford.
Without being able to make a final decision, PSPP considers this to be entirely possible.
“Under the Trudeau administration, community-based identity politics is funded by organizations that are very critical of Quebec’s vision,” he replied.
For example, Quebec Community Groups Network President Marlene Jennings compared the reform of Law 101 to the threat to democracy in Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion.
This Ottawa-sponsored “Quebec bashing” is creating “tensions” and “anxiety toward Quebecers” that do not reflect who they are, Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon explained.
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