Reacting to Catalonia’s reckless attempt at unilateral secession, Quebecers have displayed their own confusion about how secession could or could not be achieved in Quebec. Lisée praised the democratic character of the Catalan referendum, and denounced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for not speaking out against the violence. Quebecers have displayed confusion about how secession could be achieved in QuebecOther separatist leaders followed the same line. The motion places all the blame for the violence on the Spanish governmentThe motion places all the blame for the violence on the Spanish government. What motion would they have adopted had they witnessed Abraham Lincoln’s measures to quell the secession of the Southern states?

Source: National Post November 13, 2017 12:00 UTC