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Martin Patriquin in Montreal

Quebec separation re-enters political debate thanks to TikTok-friendly leader

A clean, downtown street with high-rises lit by neon lights, and almost no traffic.
Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 7 April 2020. Photograph: Mario Beauregard Beaustock/Alamy

Quebec separation is back among the living.

Years after many considered it dead, the prospect of removing Canada’s second-most populous province from the federation has re-entered the political debate. And though Quebecers aren’t exactly marching in the streets in its support as they once did, they are certainly taking another look at the Parti Québécois.

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