''Le Québécois'' () is a political
newspaper
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based in
Quebec City
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. Founded in 2001, it is a
medium
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of the
Quebec sovereignty movement
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. The newspaper also has a militant wing, the
Réseau de Résistance du Québécois.
Description
Originally backed by the Société nationale des Québécois et des Québécoises de la Capitale, ''Le Québécois'' is now independent. It notably featured
columns
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from filmmaker, activist and intellectual
Pierre Falardeau
Pierre Falardeau (; December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Québécois film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence.
Falardeau wrote at least one book, ''Rien n'est plus précieux que la liber ...
and the former sovereigntist
Premier of Quebec
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Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Parizeau (; August 9, 1930June 1, 2015) was a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996.
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Parizeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, the s ...
.
It is responsible for the creation of Québec-Radio, the fund-raising beer La Militante and manages the Éditions du Québécois
publishing house
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.
Controversies
It has been featured in two fairly notable controversies. One regarded a harsh and raw critical article by
Pierre Falardeau
Pierre Falardeau (; December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Québécois film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence.
Falardeau wrote at least one book, ''Rien n'est plus précieux que la liber ...
on
federalist
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thinker
Claude Ryan
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, shortly after the latter's death in the February/March 2004 edition.
The second controversy was raised in 2005 by ''Le Québécois'' about then future
Governor General of Canada
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Michaëlle Jean
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and her and husband
Jean-Daniel Lafond
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Lafond w ...
's ties to the sovereignty movement and the
Front de libération du Québec
The (FLQ) was a Quebec separatist terrorist group which aimed to establish an independent and socialist Quebec. Founded sometime in the early 1960s, the FLQ conducted a number of attacks between 1963 and 1970,Reich, Walter. ''Origins of Terror ...
.
See also
*
List of sovereigntist media
*
List of Quebec media
This is a list of Quebec media.
News services
* CNW Telbec
* La Presse Canadienne
Newspapers
Daily
* '' 24 Heures'' (Quebecor)
* ''Le Devoir'' (independent)
* ''Le Droit'' produced in Ottawa, but also distributed in Gatineau and elsewher ...
*
Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism or Québécois nationalism is a feeling and a political doctrine that prioritizes cultural belonging to, the defence of the interests of, and the recognition of the political legitimacy of the Québécois nation. It has been ...
*
Quebec politics
The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Prem ...
*
Québécois
*
List of newspapers in Canada
This list of newspapers in Canada is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in Canada. Daily newspapers
Local weeklies Alberta
* Bashaw – ''Bashaw Star''
* Bassano – ''Bassano Times''
* Beaumont – ''Beaumont News''
* Beaverlodg ...
References
External links
Official website
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French-language newspapers published in Quebec
Newspapers published in Quebec City
Quebec sovereigntist media
Newspapers established in 2001
2001 establishments in Quebec