08 May 2019

Globe editorial: Which side is the NDP on in Quebec?

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/globe-editorial-which-side-is-the-ndp-on-in-quebec/article36589589/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com

The federal New Democratic Party has long played footsie with Quebec separatists, but recent statements by the new leader, Jagmeet Singh, suggest that the party has become more audacious in its advances.
The fluently bilingual Mr. Singh last week told reporters in Alma, Quebec, that, if a majority of Quebeckers voted to secede from Canada in a third referendum, he would "respect the decision of the people, without fail and without a doubt."
"[The right of self-determination] is so fundamental, and if people choose their future, I am completely in agreement with their decision," he said ...

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