Tag: Coalition Avenir Québec

Carlos Leitão, the Liberals' normally buttoned-down money man, tossed a match onto the oily rag of Quebec politics last week. The CAQ did not take kindly to the comments. But neither did the two other opposition parties, the Parti Québécois and Québec Solidaire. All three backed a motion that declared "no party in the National Assembly advocates ethnic nationalism." So what's the big deal about ethnic nationalism anyway? Good vs. bad nationalism The term is often opposed to civic nationalism, which tends to be understood as the "good," cosmopolitan kind of nationalism. By describing the CAQ as an ethno-nationalist party, Leitão was attempting to link them to this "bad" form of nationalism. And this is not the first time the Liberals have done so. But CAQ Leader François Legault did no favour to his cause when he circulated, late last week, a video explaining his views on immigration and protecting Quebec values. And the Quebec Liberals, too, have backed their own exclusionary policies, despite aligning themselves with civic nationalism.