Why the latest unity ‘crisis’ doesn’t feel critical

Pauline Marois is trying, with some success, to ride to victory on the backs of Quebec’s religious minorities by appealing to inchoate fears, particularly in rural Quebec, of Islamic fundamentalism.

GATINEAU, QUE.—It still may end badly. A divisive referendum with dire economic fallout, more social media bile directed at Quebec, craven politicians on all sides exploiting tensions for partisan gain. It’s another trip to the dentist, in Jacques Parizeau’s immortal...

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