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ADQ Action D Mocratique Qu Bec

ethnic nationalism: Then came a new brand of nationalists, the Action Démocratique du Québec, according to Globe and Mail. After splitting from the Liberals, the ADQ branded itself as autonomist – against separation, but not totally federalist. Because of the stigma attached to ethnic nationalism, the PQ was cautious to present an open and progressive version of it and to condemn any form of xenophobia in its ranks. The party stunned observers by becoming the official opposition in the province 2007 election, leaving the PQ back near the curtains. After many incendiary and ill-reported stories in the news media, many people came to believe that immigrants and religious minorities got special treatment in Quebec. How did the ADQ do it By surfing on the back of the reasonable accommodation crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.