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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Quebec separatist urges Canada to cut ties with ‘incredibly racist’ monarchy

King Charles III – then still Prince of Wales – visited Canada in May.
King Charles III – then still Prince of Wales – visited Canada in May. Photograph: Tim Rooke/Rex/Shutterstock

The leader of Canada’s Quebec separatist party has renewed calls for the country to sever its ties with the “incredibly racist” and “slave-driven” British monarchy ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.

The Bloc Québécois leader, Yves-François Blanchet, tabled a motion on Tuesday, widely seen as purely symbolic, in the House of Commons.

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