Pro-nationalist Plains of Abraham event plans reading of FLQ manifesto
Quebec Liberals slams use of Front de Liberation du Quebec materials: 'Our government doesn’t want to have anything to do with this event..- CBC wins the second battle of the Plains of Abaraham
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I don't say this very often but, Good for the CBC.
The Star reports:
MONTREAL–It's the battle no one wants to fight – except the CBC.
Canada's national broadcaster will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham with a documentary on the decisive British-French conflict, months after threats from hardline separatists forced the cancellation of a planned re-enactment in Quebec City.
The one-hour documentary, set to air during prime time next Thursday, is already ruffling the feathers of those who opposed the real-life re-enactment
"Why is the CBC choosing to invest money from the Canadian government to reconstruct such a painful moment of Canadian history, one that caused so many deaths, assassinations, fires, and thefts?" said Jean-Paul Perreault, president of Impératif français.
The federal government might not have the nerve to offend the eternally offended separatists, but that shouldn't frighten other Canadians into pretending history didn't happen. The CBC looks good on this one.
Kelly McParland
National Post
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