MONTREAL – Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe said the victory of pro-independence parties in the elections in Catalonia sends a signal
to federal party leaders that Quebec sovereignty is not a debate from another era.
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Pro-secession parties pushing for independence from Spain won a majority of seats in Sunday’s election and picked up 48 per cent of the vote.
Duceppe said Monday he’s always happy to see nations make progress in their quest to become a country.
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He said in Canada, federalist leaders have often maintained that Quebecers are no longer interested in the sovereignty question and that the subject is outdated.
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Duceppe is inviting them to speak with the leaders of Spain and Britain where debates were held recently on the sovereignty of Catalonia and Scotland.
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Campaigning in Montreal, the Bloc leader also said it is paradoxical the same federal leaders are ready to defend the sovereignty of Canada, such as in the Arctic, but judge the issue to be old-fashioned when it comes to Quebec sovereignty.
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