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‘Parasites Go Home,’ Protesters Heckle Royal Couple in Quebec

Parasites Go Home, Protesters Heckle Royal Couple in Quebec

MONTREAL (The Blaze/AP) — Prince William and Kate were met by a small group of protesters Saturday in the French-speaking province of Quebec as the royal couple visited a children’s hospital during a nine-day journey through Canada on their first official overseas trip.

About 35 protesters, including members of the separatist group Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois, or Quebecker Resistance Network, stood outside Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre in Montreal chanting “A united people will never be vanquished.”

They carried signs that read “Parasites go home,“ ”War Criminals,“ and ”Your fortune came from the blood of our ancestors.”

“It’s a symbol of English dominance over Quebec,” said 30-year-old lawyer Antoine Pich of the couple’s visit.

Dressed in black capes, the protesters were drumming and booing as the royal couple’s motorcade pulled up to the hospital. William was whisked into the hospital as Kate stepped out of the car and smiled at the crowd before going in.

The demonstrations were a rare moment of criticism aimed at the young royals, who have for the most part been welcomed with open arms by Canadians eager to catch a glimpse of the glamorous newlyweds.

The protesters were outnumbered about 10 to one by William and Kate supporters gathered outside the hospital. “Give me one good reason why you should hate someone. They’re good people,” said Elyane Lafontaine, 51.

Protesters were angry that Canada still has ties to the monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is still the country’s figurative head of state and new Canadian citizens still pledge allegiance to the Queen during their swearing-in ceremony.

Michael Behiels, an Ottawa University professor, said there was much hostility between the French and the English in the years following Great Britain’s 1759 Conquest of New France – which is present day Quebec.

The continued presence of the monarchy atop Canada’s constitutional order is a reminder, after 250-plus years, that the country’s two founding countries formerly waged war against each other.

Others said they were angry that taxpayer money is being used to pay for the royal tour.

Maxime Laporte, head of the Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois, said the monarchy doesn‘t represent Quebec and is illegitimate here because the province has never accepted Canada’s constitution. He called the royal tour a “nation-building exercise” funded by taxpayers.

The royal couple left the hospital and headed to the Inistitut de Tourisme et D’Hotellerie du Quebec, where they were met once more with a handful of protesters who were again dominated by about 150 supporters. Some spectators held signs that said, “Bienvenue Will et Kate sur Le Plateau,” which welcomes them to the trendy Montreal neighborhood where the institute is located.

Quebec has always been the most vocal anti-monarchist province in Canada. The royal couple are in Quebec for a two-day stay.

The Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois planned a larger protest outside city hall in Quebec City on Sunday, with supporters coming in by bus from other parts of the province, said RRQ spokesman Julien Gaudreau.

A 2009 visit by Prince William’s father, Prince Charles, to Montreal was disrupted by more than 200 separatist protesters. The protesters sat in the street, blocking the prince’s way into a ceremony planned at an armory, and threw eggs at the soldiers who were accompanying him and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall. The couple were forced to enter the building through a back door and missed an elaborate welcoming ceremony that had been planned.

Prince William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, found herself in the eye of a Quebec nationalist storm during a trip in 1964. As she toured Montreal, helmeted police officers clashed with several hundred boisterous marchers, who flashed obscene, two-finger “V” signs at the young monarch.

In 1990, Canada Day celebrations were disrupted briefly by protesters from Quebec who booed and turned their back on the queen.

However, support for the separatists among Quebeckers has been on the decline in recent years as the 80-percent French-speaking province has enjoyed plenty of autonomy even without quitting Canada.

The royal couple leave Canada for a three-day trip to California on July 8.

Comments (101)

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  • Rumrunner3
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:40pm

    Really, them taking a tour of Canada will not bring the end of civilization. They are seeing stupid up close. At least when needed they do assist our solidiers with armed soldiers of thier own. What has Canada done. And Quebec you really need medication. And English lessons.

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  • TomFerrari
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:34pm

    @Theodore – salon is no left wing site? Well, of COURSE you would say that.
    The lamestream media says obama is too far right of center. They say he is mainstream, and even right of center.
    Yep, I read your Beck bashing article.
    Happy?
    It was more of the same old, same old attacks.

    Now, go troll somewhere else, the adults are trying to save America from the socialist democrats.

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    • TheHorseIsOutOfTheBarn
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:55am

      the adults are trying to save America from the socialist democrats.”
      You’re kidding right? As long as you think in terms of repubs vs democrats, you ain‘t saving nuthin’ my friend.
      I thought Beck supporters were more advanced in understanding this. Man am I getting an education.

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  • hempstead1944
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:19pm

    This one makes no sense ….

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  • Baikonur
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:16pm

    @Randyrocker
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:12pm
    ‘The problem with Quebec Separatists is that they are a lower form of humanity. They are about as educated as a black man or woman who in Detroit. Whenever you think of poor losers or just plain sickos, you have a good definition of the Parti Quebecois’

    *****************
    Hmm, you seem to feel very strongly on the subject. All the quebecois I ever met were nice and funny and hard working. And they have great music. Plus–Gorton!

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    • Randyrocker
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 11:00pm

      When you think of graft and corruption in government, think of Quebec before you even start to think about Chicago or Detroit. When you think of the Jews that had to flee Germany to get as far away as they could from Hitler, think of the English that had to flee Quebec because of the Separatists Rene Levesque and his Parti Quebecois and Robert Bourassa and his Liberal Party and Bill 22 and their language police that targeted any business doing business in english rather than in french inside of the province of Quebec. Think about the millions of people that were uprooted and had to leave their jobs and homes to leave Quebec as refugees because of a people a french speaking people who refused to serve customers who spoke english, think of how devastating that was for all of those people who were living in Quebec and had made Quebec and Montreal their homes. The french quebecers in some way aren’t worth the very spit they spit on the english, when they told them to get out of their province, forgetting how many english people were born there.
      They sucked in the bull crap that Charles deGualle fed them when he said “Viva Le Quebec Libre!” garbage. An egotistical idiot likened in narcism only to Barack Obama and his Messiah madness complex. Where these crack pot despots come from is a complete mystery, but they always show up just when things are managing to sort themselves out, only with them running the show it’s for the worse never for the better.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:14pm

    Let me get this straight. They’re angry that they lost Canada, because they, as usual, surrendered?
    You‘d think they’d be used to it by now.

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  • Bluenose177
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:13pm

    hey froggs if you‘re not happy with our Royal Family or our future King and queen then here’s a tip, piss off back to the land of the idol communists you bloody vermin

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  • Anton Phibes
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:05pm

    Guillotines for all!

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  • freedomisasfreedomdoes
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:03pm

    That’s awful. I agree with Elayne lafontaine what have they done to you guys that you should be so angry at them? It is just a waste of time and effort to go protest something with nothing to come out if it except hate and negativity. Wh waste your precious time on this earth causing and being miserable. Get a purpose

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:46pm

    I just saw a commercial for “The Border”. A show about the Canadian border police or something.
    I thought; what are they going to protect ? Snow ? Geese ? Ice ? More ice ?
    The three or four cities Canada does have ?
    The royals are royal. What you going to do about it ? They’re fun like Prince Charles and his phone calls to Camilla.

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    • MR.CANADA
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 3:11am

      So you think Canada is cold and full of ice all the time ? Seattle ,Portland Oregon must also be frozen and full of ice 24/7,as the climate I live is nearly identical to those..you are also forgetting Americans use more Canadian Oil than any other country.

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  • Reeferman
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:43pm

    They want to leave Canada BUT they still want to get the 9 plus billion a year in transfer payments from Alberta while trying to shut down the golden goose oil sands. %^&*ing Frenchmen.

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  • TH30PH1LUS
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:01pm

    We handled the Brits in 1776, and again in 1812. You want freedom? Step up!

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    • me85
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:08pm

      @TH30PH1LUS, I was trying to polite. To no offense to you what do you mean step up?

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  • me85
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:53pm

    I am in an American I really do not care to hear about the British monarch. Our ancestors fought against them in the 1770′s and won are freedom to govern ourselves, can we at least not hear about the royals anymore. Thank you the Blaze.

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  • OperationNorthwoods
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:45pm

    I’m not sure why everyone wants to come out and see these people. They don’t seem very interesting to me. Just some rich elites. I’m sure they will be in the news telling the poor they need to pay their carbon taxes soon enough.

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  • Randyrocker
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:34pm

    As for the Royals, once Queen Elizabeth II dies or else her reign as Monarch is over, Canada should send the message to the Royal Family that their days of being paraded around Canada as its titular head are over. Canada should immediately meld the Governor General’s role into that of the House Speaker voted into office by the leaders of the Provinces and the Senate, and that vote must be decided in the House of Parliament by the MP’s. The names of those in contention for the position must be made public prior to the voting and the general public are free to submit through petition a candidate of their own choosing as well. Time frames can be arranged, but one things for sure, Canada no longer needs or requires the Royal Family to head up it’s system of Parliamentary government. Nor does it have to be a Republic as the Conservatives have so long wanted and wished for.

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  • TMan2020
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:33pm

    The French, go figure…

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  • Professional Infidel
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:31pm

    champs has trees for invaders to enter in the shade. says something.

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  • Netsurfer2
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:26pm

    I’m not sure how you can call the royal couple parasites when he served his country in the military for his country. Not like he wanted the easy way! They are well educated and very respectful in how everyone should be in society. I think it should be the other way around. Those who mock them should be made examples of and understand how their freedom became by fighting for what is right.

    I may not fully agree with the Queen of England, but I do not have any grudge nor would I ever think such! Having responsibility is of my admiration of anyone!

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  • Contrarian51
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:18pm

    I do sometimes wonder why Canadians are still content to remain British subjects.

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    • Iowasoccermom
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:41pm

      They‘re not and they haven’t British subjects since the 1970″s

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    • Southern Rebel
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 12:13pm

      Canadians aren’t British Subjects…just a link to the Monarchy who has absolutely no authority over anyone. The Queen has no authority in Canada either…it’s just ceremonial and something of tradition is all.

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  • Randyrocker
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:12pm

    The problem with Quebec Separatists is that they are a lower form of humanity, they spring from the same sewer like systems as the Obama crowd that includes Bill Ayers Jeremiah Wright and George Soros. They are about as educated as a black man or woman who in Detroit, stands in line waiting for Barack Obama to hand them some ‘Obama Money.’ Whenever you think of poor losers or just plain sickos, you have a good definition of the Parti Quebecois and any frenchmen or frenchwomen that believes that Quebec should be a country of only french people, speaking only french and dreaming of one day meeting up with their own version of 72 virgins, by retiring in Florida or Texas after visiting some ghostly ancestors they may have living in France that were once related to Charles de Gualle, their ultimate hero. These french goons called ‘frogs’ have tried in vain to destroy Canada more than once and they still wish to, kinda like an airline hi-jacker who’s been arrested and dreams about hi-jacking airplanes all day long, wishing that they were the ones who drove the jets into the World Trade Center buildings. All fantasies created and born inside of the confines of a Mental Institution.

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    • jordy2010
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:46pm

      Mange d’la crisse de marde!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • jordy2010
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:51pm

      @Randyrocker
      That comment in Quebec french was specially for you!!!!!!!

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    • Randyrocker
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 11:18pm

      A Typical Quebec Breakfast:
      Bacon striped parallel
      egg sunny side over
      puis two pair toast
      et Mae West
      Alouette.

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    • audaxrex
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 8:38am

      ” …all fantasies created and born inside of the confines of a Mental Institution…” is an apt description of your own spiteful post. Comparing Quebec voters to 9-11 hijackers is disrespectful to just about everyone – those victims, those voters, these readers.

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    • sackley5
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:33pm

      You are so right, I grew up in Quebec and saw first hand what the Parti Quebecois are capable of, they ran most of the English off, and some stayed and put up the good fight like my parents, but the Frogs were too vocal and the media and Ottawa paid them too much attention which is why Quebec is the way it is today!

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  • MylostRepublic
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:09pm

    I don’t blame those protesters—royalty in brittan are blood suckers, no better than getting a welfare check and section 8 ( Winsor Castle) dole. The royals’ will soon find out exactly how popular they are when the UK is over run by ******* and the economy is totally in the tank likely next week perhaps.

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  • dontbotherme
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:56pm

    This was a small group of protesters. I agree with Miles From Nowhere: They could have been ignored. I think they should have been ignored. Giving them attention gives credence to their illegitimate cause.

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  • CanDan
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:54pm

    That’s Rich

    Coming from the Parasite Province.

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  • Ron_WA
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:51pm

    There’s obviously something about the French language & association w/ French culture that makes one whacky …

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    • Doug in Seattle
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:40pm

      The Quebec nationalists have lost at least two votes for separation and all that remains is the hate-filled rump of their movement. That’s who these people are.

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    • BeardedDog
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:43pm

      Could not have said it better!

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  • miles from nowhere
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:44pm

    This could have been ignored by the media, a few idiots making comments does not do anything for anybody.

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  • ALibertarianCitizen
    Posted on July 2, 2011 at 7:40pm

    They’re still holding it against England for centuries ago in history? That’s beyond pathetic. Nobody alive is responsible for British Colonial efforts in N. America today. Grow up and accept it’s 2011?

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    • Ironmaan
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 8:00pm

      Yes it happened a long time ago, but it is a fact that they are parasites and their wealth was stolen. They siphon money off of the English people to support themselves.
      http://guerillatics.com

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    • Falsegods
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:49pm

      The hecklers are correct.
      Didn’t the prince say his one wish would be to invent a disease
      that would kill 90 percent of the world population.
      And isn’t the royal family behind the world bank takeovers and NWO ?

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    • kindling
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 9:52pm

      Is this a 1776 moment?

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    • IAMNOTKNOWING
      Posted on July 2, 2011 at 10:12pm

      … not to mention the fact that that‘s just in extreme poor taste as far as the fact that they’re just people, young people who just recently got married.

      They both seem like pretty cool people beside the fact of who they are and what they’re representing.

      Goofballs!
      Very rude and very unfortunate.

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    • TheHorseIsOutOfTheBarn
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 4:38am

      you obviously know nothing about the “royal family” except what has been spoon fed to you by the main stream media.

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    • loadingmyclips
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 9:02am

      Their French.

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    • TAXLORDCOMETH
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 10:38am

      The royals are still parasites today. The idea that they gave up their control is an illusion. The Queen’s finances are a maze of trusts within trusts and secret bank accounts no one will uncover, because she will never be audited. So, the protesters were correct in their accusations. This elite factional control explains why the financial crisis is global, and why every major world leader seems to be in lock step with the globalist movement.

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    • tmplarnite
      Posted on July 3, 2011 at 10:53am

      Give me a break these welfare rats have a queen mother worth $Billions…monies stolen from the taxpayers still being stolen: Free castles, free yearly $millions in payments. If they are of the ROYAL BLood what are WE? There is NO Royal Blood it is by taking common blood that they are what they are …overpaid welfare Rats!

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