A dispatch from the front lines of the new French revolution

Farewell to Quebec

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<p>During a big week for two prominent politicians, my <a href="https://macleans.ca/canada/opinions/article.jsp?content=20080618_33163_33163" target="_blank">print column</a> discovers eerie links where none had been spotted before&#8230;</p>


Has anyone ever seen them in the same room?

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