Quebec sovereigntists, never the brightest of lights, have a new cause celebre..
Help, help, I'm being repressed!
Several prominent Quebec artists and sovereigntists are complaining about Paul McCartney's highly anticipated concert this coming weekend, accusing the former Beatle of "Canadianizing" the city's 400th birthday celebration.
A group of politicians and artists, including Parti Québécois culture critic Pierre Curzi and actress Pol Pelletier have lent their name to an open letter that denounces McCartney's free July 20 concert on Quebec City's Plains of Abraham.
The open letter's original author – artist Luc Archambault – writes that McCartney's appearance misrepresents the spirit of 400th anniversary celebrations, which is to commemorate the fight for the survival of the French language in North America.
The concert reflects a general "Canadianization" of the 400th anniversary celebrations, Archambault concludes.
"Canadianization" means here having the nerve to do or say anything in English.
Sovereigntists, touchy but they do provide hours of amusement...as long as you don't live in Quebec.
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