Quebec political leaders are denouncing a white supremacist rally held Saturday in Shawinigan, in Quebec’s Mauricie region.
Masked individuals displayed a banner reading “I remember a white Quebec” near the city’s cenotaph.
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says that racist messages have no place in Quebec society.
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Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon linked the gathering to hate groups that use sports to normalize extremism.
Liberal Leader Charles Milliard also denounced the rally, saying it does not reflect the openness of Quebecers.
Quebec provincial police say they became aware of the demonstration after receiving a picture that circulated in the media over the weekend, but did not say whether an investigation had been launched.
If the protest said White people were inferior, but they would like to live with other people of the same ethnicity would that be ok ? What is the crime ? Wanting to live with the same people as yourself or the claim of superiority ? Or both ?
Such a strange time…. you aren’t allowed to have pride in yourself if you are white.
You have to feel guilt for nothing you did or could control.
Seems like every other group can proudly claim their uniqueness. Alphabet people, Indians, blacks, Islamists, all get special treatment. Whites are bad, White Christians are worse and the White male is the most discriminated against group there can possibly be.
But it is ok to say “We support being Jewish” or “We support speaking French only”. Amazing when it is so bad to be proud of being of Caucasian decent. Sad when they have to wear masks.
Whites are the minority now in canada