Raymond Villeneuve
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Raymond Villeneuve is a Canadian
political activist.
Villeneuve remained out of the spotlight as he was volunteering for the Parti Québécois
from 1988 until the 1995 referendum. He then became "fed up" and created the MLNQ, espousing both his preference for peace and his preparedness for violence.
In September 1996, in a newsletter
entitled La Tempête (The Storm), Raymond Villeneuve denounced Montreal
's English speaking Jews for their longstanding opposition to the Quebec separatist movement and Bill 101 and sent this warning: "What will happen on the day after the victory to those communities who refused to prove conciliating towards the people of Quebec? Independence will come sooner or later and these communities must prepare now for cohabitation in harmony and agreement with the choice of Quebecers." http://www.mlnq.net/journal/Nj09/NJTx9.htm
Following a police complaint by partitionist leader Gary Shapiro and a statement from Premier Lucien Bouchard
disassociating himself and the Parti Québécois government from these comments, Villeneuve clarified that he hadn't intended to be taken literally. "I meant we will use political force. We will be the commandos, the troops," he explained.
Canada
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political activist.
Villeneuve remained out of the spotlight as he was volunteering for the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
from 1988 until the 1995 referendum. He then became "fed up" and created the MLNQ, espousing both his preference for peace and his preparedness for violence.
In September 1996, in a newsletter
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
entitled La Tempête (The Storm), Raymond Villeneuve denounced Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's English speaking Jews for their longstanding opposition to the Quebec separatist movement and Bill 101 and sent this warning: "What will happen on the day after the victory to those communities who refused to prove conciliating towards the people of Quebec? Independence will come sooner or later and these communities must prepare now for cohabitation in harmony and agreement with the choice of Quebecers." http://www.mlnq.net/journal/Nj09/NJTx9.htm
Following a police complaint by partitionist leader Gary Shapiro and a statement from Premier Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard, is a Canadian lawyer, diplomat, politician and former Minister of the Environment of the Canadian Federal Government. He was the Leader of Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1996, and the 27th Premier of Quebec from January 29, 1996 to March 8, 2001...
disassociating himself and the Parti Québécois government from these comments, Villeneuve clarified that he hadn't intended to be taken literally. "I meant we will use political force. We will be the commandos, the troops," he explained.