"Xenophobia, racism and exclusion are present here," Premier Philippe Couillard said at a news conference. Couillard was grilled by reporters two days after a man entered a Quebec City mosque and shot six people to death and wounded 19. A separatist premier, the late Jacques Parizeau, won notoriety by blaming "money and the ethnic vote" for losing a 1995 vote on Quebec becoming independent from Canada. Asked whether the atmosphere is "more insidious" in Quebec than elsewhere in Canada, Couillard replied: "Every society has to live with its demons." More than 50 people were at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre when the shooting began during evening prayers Sunday.

Source: Fox News January 31, 2017 22:30 UTC