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Friday, May 09, 2008 --- 4 days ago http://www.topix.net/world/france/2008/05/sarkozy-says-he-wants-to-foster-quebec
| "We knew from which country they came. We didn't even ask them which language they spoke." BENY-- French President Nicolas Sarkozy mused Thursday that he'd like to help bring Quebec closer to the rest of Canada, a suggestion that will be sure to cause sovereigntist forces in the province to bristle. In a stirring declaration of love toward Canada, Sarkozy said he would like to "bring together" Canada and La Belle Province. France has traditionally had a policy of "non-interference but not indifference" toward the issue of Quebec sovereignty, though French leaders have occasionally strayed into awkward territory by appearing to endorse Quebec independence. Read more ... |
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