vonindyatwork
vonindyatwork t1_iu4vzkt wrote
Reply to comment by PunchFox in Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy - BBC News by chemistrynerd1994
No, but Quebec separatism in general is.
vonindyatwork t1_iu1wmvp wrote
Reply to Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy - BBC News by chemistrynerd1994
If they had real commitment they'd abstain from parliament like Sinn Féin does in Northern Ireland.
But they don't, they just want to make noise and push the 'oh woe is us' narrative that riles up their base.
vonindyatwork t1_itr0up9 wrote
Reply to comment by prettyboygangsta in As Hungary Decries EU Sanctions, Ukraine Says Without It, Russian Tanks Will Reach Budapest by Heavy-Ad6366
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy then that Orban fellow...
vonindyatwork t1_iu5oke3 wrote
Reply to comment by PunchFox in Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy - BBC News by chemistrynerd1994
Yes, but also no. It's a bit deeper then just the monarchy.
This sentiment is coming from two political parties/sources: the federal Bloc Quebeqois, and the provincial Parti Quebecois. Both of them are Quebec Separatist parties that want an independent Quebec.
The issue is they don't want to swear allegiance to the head of state of Canada, who now happens to be King Charles. It isn't really so much an anti-monarchy statement so much as it an anti-confederation statement, coming from them.
The brexit joke is that Canada dropping the monarchy would open a massive unknown can of worms similar to what Brexit did, while actual Quebec separation would be a boondoggle for them that would make Brexit look like a picnic.