The Canadian Press: Carney said the battle became a symbol of collaboration rather than domination — despite the fact the defeat led to significant attempts by the English to assimilate francophones. In response, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said the comments reflected Ottawa’s “long tradition of colonialism.”
On Monday, Carney did not back down. During an announcement in Ottawa, he said the resilience of francophones created the Canada that we know today, where French, English and Indigenous peoples are considered the nation’s founders…