Don Macpherson: Defending Quebec against undesirables | Montreal Gazette

François Legault would defend Quebec against Haitians trying to get in, and Jean-François Lisée against non-francophones already here.

https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/don-macpherson-defending-quebec-against-undesirables

Everybody in Quebec is a minority. Even the French-speaking Quebecers who form the political majority that wields power in this province are a cultural minority in North America, and even Quebec independence wouldn’t change that.

Minority consciousness can create feelings of vulnerability, fear of loss, and suspicion of others. In Quebec, where every group is a minority, it seems that every one of them is suspicious of some other, resulting in the wearisome particular divisiveness of the province’s politics.

Besieged minorities — and not only French-speaking Quebecers — need defenders against outside threats, real or perceived. This creates opportunities for volunteers, in the media and, as we saw again in Quebec this week, in politics ...