Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Canada blocks Puigdemont visit days before he was set to land in Quebec

Former Catalan president was invited to speak by a group advocating Quebec independence

The Canadian government blocked a visit by Carles Puigdemont days before the former Catalan president was to travel to the country at the invitation of a group advocating Quebec independence, his lawyer said on Monday.

Puigdemont had been scheduled to speak in Quebec earlier this month on his experiences as a leader of the Catalonian independence movement – including his spearheading of the region’s 2017 unilateral referendum on separation from Spain. His schedule was to include a visit to the province’s national assembly.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2PBaZzd

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