What draws a new immigrant to Quebec separatism?
Notes de l’épisode
With a newly elected government in Quebec promising to turn the province into its own country, and another separatist party warning against ethno-nationalism, immigrants in the province are asked to consider their loyalties. IDEAS producer Tom Howell finds out why newcomers might want to join the movement to leave Canada and help forge Quebec's new national path. *Part two in a three-part series asking: what makes a nation?
Listen to another episode from this series:
On Treason: Alberta Separatism
Guests in this podcast:
Aisha Issa is a Parti Québécois candidate for the provincial riding of Maurice-Richard in Montreal, Quebec. She has been a supporter of Quebec sovereignty since the 1995 referendum.
Marie-Anne Alepin is the president of the Societé St-Jean Baptiste of Montreal.
Gary Owen is a playwright and screenwriter from Cardiff, in Wales. His play, Owain & Henry is a historical epic about a Welsh military commander who rebelled against the English king, Henry IV, in the year 1400.
Michael Sheen is an actor who plays Owain Glyndŵr in the play Owain & Henry, which he also co-directed.