Thursday 18 September 2014

Canadians on "political tourism"

The Parti Quebecois, a Canadian French speaking separatist party suffered a heavy defeat in elections earlier this year. Several friends and acquaintances living in Quebec have told us that the party is almost fanatical in its insistence on the use of French and its pursuit of independence, and now some of its leaders have come to Scotland to observe and help the Yes campaign. One leader observed that the campaigners on both sides have been quite free to advance whatever arguments they wished, whereas the PQ is very centralised, with a strict party line to be followed. Does that seem very French?
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