US EditionBlanchet calls Canada ‘an artificial country with very little meaning’
- Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet described Canada as an "artificial country" on Friday.
- He made the comment during a campaign stop days before the federal election.
- Blanchet explained he felt like a member of a "foreign parliament" because his nation is not Canada.
- He called Canada "an artificial country with very little meaning."
- Leaders from other federal parties criticized his stance; Blanchet defended his remarks Saturday.
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Party Leaders Respond to Blanchet’s ‘Artificial Country’ Comments on Last Weekend Before Election Day
While campaigning during the last weekend before election day on April 28, the federal party leaders responded to comments made by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, calling Canada an “artificial country.” When replying to a reporters’ question at an April 25 news conference in Shawinigan, Que., Blanchet said Canada is an “artificial country with very little meaning.” Liberal leader Mark Carney was asked about Blanchet’s comments duri…
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