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In January 2008, the Réseau de Résistance du Québecois launched a campaign against [[Québec City]]’s 400th [[anniversary]] celebrations and accused the organizers of being [[revisionist]]s who had been [[corruption|corrupted]] by [[Canadian federalism|Federalists]].
In January 2008, the Réseau de Résistance du Québecois launched a campaign against [[Québec City]]’s 400th [[anniversary]] celebrations and accused the organizers of being [[revisionist]]s who had been [[corruption|corrupted]] by [[Canadian federalism|Federalists]].


In 2009, the RRQ launched a major campaign against the [[Combat reenactment]] of the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]], a important battle of the [[French and Indian war]]. The RRQ played a major role in the cancellation of the reenactment, although threats of violence against organizers of the event also contributed to the annulment<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13185508|title=Fighting Old Battles:A 250-year-old Defeat Still Rankles|publisher=[[The Economist]]|date=Feb 26th 2009|accessed=Feb 2009}}</ref>
In 2009, the RRQ launched a major campaign against the [[Combat reenactment]] of the [[Battle of the Plains of Abraham]], a important battle of the [[French and Indian war]]. The RRQ played a major role in the cancellation of the reenactment.


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Revision as of 22:56, 10 March 2009

Réseau de Résistance du Québecois
Dates of operationDecember 2007-Present
MotivesQuébec independence.
Active regionsQuebec, Canada
IdeologyQuebec soverigntism
Quebec nationalism
StatusActive

Réseau de Résistance du Québecois (RRQ) is an organisation working for the independence of Québec

History

Created by young nationalists, the RRQ is a militant organization launched by the newspaper "Le Québécois".

In January 2008, the Réseau de Résistance du Québecois launched a campaign against Québec City’s 400th anniversary celebrations and accused the organizers of being revisionists who had been corrupted by Federalists.

In 2009, the RRQ launched a major campaign against the Combat reenactment of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, a important battle of the French and Indian war. The RRQ played a major role in the cancellation of the reenactment.

References