Parti Québécois backs Robert Lepage over cancelled SLĀV at jazz fest

Award-winning director Robert Lepage has broken his silence over a decision by the Montreal International Jazz Festival to shut down his controversial production SLĀV after just three performances, saying the move was a “direct blow to artistic freedom.”
Hours after his statement was posted, the Parti Québécois threw its support behind Lepage, with leader Jean-François Lisée likening the cancellation to censorship and MNA Maka Kotto describing it as