Montreal stymies plan to re-enact de Gaulle's 'Vive le Quebec libre' speech

Charles de Gaulle may have made history when he shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” from the balcony of Montreal’s city hall in 1967, but 50 years later the city doesn’t seem keen on re-creating the iconic moment, a sovereigntist group said Wednesday.
The Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste said it had wanted to re-enact the former French president’s famous speech in its original location on July 24, but its request for access to the balcony was denied.
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