{"id":410,"date":"2009-02-13T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optative.net\/blog\/?p=410"},"modified":"2009-02-13T01:55:29","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T06:55:29","slug":"quebec-anglos-join-the-plaines-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optative.net\/blog\/quebec-anglos-join-the-plaines-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec Anglos join the Plaines debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve been talking quite a bit about the controversy surrounding the proposed re-enactment of the battle of the Plains of Abraham<\/a> in this space, but since our last post on the subject<\/a> a couple of days ago, others have been speaking about it as well.<\/p>\n

From federal Heritage Minister Josee Verner’s profound disgust<\/a> at people opposing the re-enactment, to sovereignists calling for people across the country to speak out<\/a> against it, to random letters to the editor<\/a> the voices have been raising.\u00a0 Now comes news out of Ottawa<\/a> that the Harper government may scrap the battle re-creation altogether.<\/p>\n

Now, English-speaking Quebecers are adding their voices to the discussion.\u00a0 A consortium of groups are opposing the re-enactment and are looking for others to come on board.\u00a0 OTL is spearheading this project so while it’s normally the policy of this blog to avoid merely copy-pasting press releases, this one’s from us and it gets right to the point, so here goes\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Anglophone Quebecers demand cancellation of Plains of Abraham re-enactment<\/strong><\/p>\n

A collective of Anglophone Quebecers is demanding the cancellation of the Plains of Abraham re-enactment.\u00a0\u00a0 Organized by OTL, an activist theatre collective in Montreal that has been calling for the event’s cancellation for several weeks now on its blog, the group is now mobilizing to gather support across the Quebec Anglophone community.<\/p>\n

“The obvious question that needs to be asked is why re-enacting this battle is deemed so important,” says organizer Donovan King, an Anglo-Quebecer of Irish heritage. “One needs only to look at the situation in Northern Ireland, where every July 12 military re-enactment parades of the Orange Order “celebrate” the British Protestant defeat over Irish Catholics during a 1690 battle. The result is social unrest, rioting, violence, and sectarian hatred. Clearly re-enacting colonial military dominance over a historically oppressed group is both morally reprehensible and likely to cause serious problems in the society. Why would Canada support, let alone fund and organize such a degrading activity?”<\/p>\n

The collective is calling for prominent Anglo-Quebecers to add their voices to the opposition against the Plains of Abraham re-enactment.<\/p>\n

For more information:\u00a0 514-699-3378 or otl@optative.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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