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    It’s spreading

    Philippe Gohier
    <p>Members of Les Jeunes Patriotes du Quebec, a pro-sovereigntist group, demonstrate outside the office of Liberal candidate in Montreal Justin Trudeau Wednesday September 24, 2008. Trudeau officially launched his election campaign bid in Papineau riding.<br /> THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe</p>

    Members of Les Jeunes Patriotes du Quebec, a pro-sovereigntist group, demonstrate outside the office of Liberal candidate in Montreal Justin Trudeau Wednesday September 24, 2008. Trudeau officially launched his election campaign bid in Papineau riding.

    Justin Trudeau’s fondness for mixing French and English in a single sentence is evidently contagious—like, Ebola contagious. From a La Presse story about protesters showing up at the launch of the handsome young devil’s electoral program:

    «Ces gens-là nous font une très bonne publicité, a dit Dominic Talarico, un sympathisant de Justin Trudeau. On est dans un pays démocratique, and that’s beautiful.»

    Aside from emphasizing the threat young Trudeau poses to language teachers everywhere, the article also begs at least two questions:

    (1) The Jeunes Patriotes have members?

    (2) Justin Trudeau has a program?

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