I am not sure how fresh this is as I have been out of the loop all day but I found this CTV article interesting (hat-tip NealeNews).
...The sovereigntist newspaper Le Quebecois drew attention Monday to a 1993 book authored by Lafond in which Jean, a former broadcaster, said "you don't give independence, you take it."
The comments were included in a 1991 documentary film by Lafond and in his subsequent companion book about French-speaking author Aime Cesaire, Le Quebecois reported. The context of Jean's comment, which was made during a discussion about both Martinique and Quebec independence, was not clear.
In the book about the documentary, Lafond appeared to support Quebec independence.
"So, a sovereign Quebec? An independent Quebec. Yes, I applaud with both hands and I promise to attend all the St-Jean Baptiste Day parades," the cinematographer wrote.
He added that Quebec will affirm its identity and become a real country in the modern world.
In the film, Jean is seen with several sovereigntist hardliners, including poet Gerald Godin -- a co-founder of Rassemblment pour l'independence nationale and Parti Quebecois cabinet minister, Yves Prefontaine, former FLQ member Pierre Vallieres, novelist Dany Laferriere, Andree Ferretti and poet Paul Chamberland, according to Le Quebecois.
It appears that the more controversial figure is Mr. Lafond but Ms. Jean seems pretty involved in this whole documentary. Did the PMO not actually watch the film?
