Meet the Gen Z Quebec separatists
6/24/202620 min
As Quebec marks the Fete Nationale, we look at the new and very online generation of Quebecois independence activists. We speak to a 25-year-old Alex Valiquette about the explosion of pro-independence music and memes — and how the movement is reaching out to allophones and newcomers. Then, poll analyst Philippe Fournier gives a reality check about movement's strength among young people and the Quebec public at large — and how the Parti Quebecois promise to hold a referendum within four years could play into the upcoming fall election.
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[singing] Je voudrais me croire amoureuse. Je ne serai plus une fille à porter. Je voudrais me croire amoureuse. Je ne serai plus une fille- At the Francos de Montréal Festival earlier this month, the whole crowd was singing along with Ariane Roy and Lou-Adriane Cassidy.
Matt Galloway· Host1:04
The song is called Fille à Porter. It's an anthem about breaking away from codependency. Someone threw a Quebec flag on stage, and Ariane raised it high in the air. And as the song ended and the applause swelled, some people in the crowd began to shout.
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[cheering]