New revelations about a secret anti-sovereigntist spy unit in the office of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau are a sign of how much remains unknown about the federal government s response to the Quebec independence movement.
Quebec’s election hasn’t even been called yet, but leaders of Quebec’s largest parties have already begun campaigning in a race which, by current polls, will see the tightest results in second place. However, with more than two months still to go before the first ballot is cast, a lot can change.
Former and current PQ leaders and high-profile former party members and leaders like Pierre-Karl Peladeau, Jean-Francois Lisee and Lucien Bouchard were in attendance among other political notables for the launch of a year-long series of events focusing on Rene Levesque s legacy.
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QUEBEC CITY President of the Parti Quebecois (PQ) youth wing Laurence Desgagne said Saturday that imposing Bill 101 at the college level is necessary because we are returning to the days when employees had to speak English with their bosses. The PQ is meeting at the virtual national council this weekend to vote on extending the Charter of the French Language (Bill 101) to the college system. PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, originally an opponent, is now ready to vote for it. Young PQ members are concerned about the enthusiasm of Francophones college students to study in English, which is particularly evident in Montreal.