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BBC: Patriotism surges in Quebec as Trump rattles Canada
BBC - Patriotism surges in Quebec as Trump rattles Canada
16 hours ago
Jessica Murphy
BBC News
Reporting from Montreal
In Quebec, the issue of independence from Canada has long simmered. But faced with US tariffs and President Donald Trump's comments about making Canada the 51st US state, many voters are now seeking unity.
Suzanne Dumont knows who she will vote for in Canada's election, though it's a decision made "not from my heart, it's from my head".
The 70-year-old from Quebec City considers herself a sovereigntist, but hopes when Canadians go to the polls on Monday they'll elect a majority government to take on Trump.
The Bloc Québécois, a federal party that supports independence and only runs candidates in the predominantly French-speaking province, can't deliver on that, she says.
Supporting the Conservatives is "unthinkable" to Ms Dumont, so this time she will be voting Liberal.
/snip
16 hours ago
Jessica Murphy
BBC News
Reporting from Montreal
In Quebec, the issue of independence from Canada has long simmered. But faced with US tariffs and President Donald Trump's comments about making Canada the 51st US state, many voters are now seeking unity.
Suzanne Dumont knows who she will vote for in Canada's election, though it's a decision made "not from my heart, it's from my head".
The 70-year-old from Quebec City considers herself a sovereigntist, but hopes when Canadians go to the polls on Monday they'll elect a majority government to take on Trump.
The Bloc Québécois, a federal party that supports independence and only runs candidates in the predominantly French-speaking province, can't deliver on that, she says.
Supporting the Conservatives is "unthinkable" to Ms Dumont, so this time she will be voting Liberal.
/snip