I am a sovereignist for my nation,’ not Quebec, says AFN’s Quebec chief – CBC

Nov 23, 2015

Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador clears up confusion over remark at PQ meeting

Ghislain Picard, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, clarified his position on Quebec sovereignty in no uncertain terms Monday after causing a minor sensation at the Parti Québécois’s national council on the weekend with his assertion “I am Innu, and I am a sovereignist.”

PQ delegates met Picard’s words with roaring applause, believing the Innu leader was declaring himself in favour of Quebec sovereignty.

On Monday, Picard put any confusion caused by his remark to rest, telling CBC Montreal’s Daybreak that he is “not at all” a Quebec sovereignist, but an Innu sovereignist full-stop.