Twice in the past month, Balarama Holness has been asked to change the name of a new political party.
The former Montreal mayoral candidate hopes to do some damage with his party, Bloc His Montreal, in the upcoming state elections.
Now, the federal political party Bloc Quebec has filed an official complaint against the name.
"Their claims are baseless. They have no merit," Holness told Global News. It was called Movement Quebec.
However, Holness was ordered to change the name of the party in the Quebec elections after Mouvement Quebec Francais complained about possible public confusion. He decided on Brock Montreal and now Brock Quebec is officially vying for the name.
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In a letter to the Quebec Electoral Office, Johannes Deschamps, leader of Bloc Quebec, said that certain electorates would not allow Holness' party to be affiliated with their own party. have expressed concern that they may believe that
"Therefore, in the interest of clarity and consistency, I ask, on behalf of Bloc Quebec, not to allow the use of this name by this new political party," Deschamps wrote.
Holness argues that there is no way people could confuse the two because the two beliefs are completely different.
"We advocate a yin and yang policy for Bloc Quebec," he said.
Bloc Québécois defends French and wants independence for Quebec, while Holness promotes bilingualism and wants an English-speaking vote.
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Political parties may feel that they are under threat and that this political and social movement is on the rise,” he said. We want a bilingual, business friendly, multicultural and multiethnic environment that objectively opposes Bills 96 and 21. There are no parallels regarding our policies.
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Holness points to the irony of Bloc Québecois. The Bloc Québecois is a federal party that advocates for Quebec to have more control over its own affairs, and is now trying to do so.
“It is unimaginably hypocritical and cynical. He told News that all political party names must be subject to rigorous analysis to ensure they are not breached: they are identical or similar to other local or state parties already approved.
They presented a list of approved state parties: Bloc Montreal is still at the top just days before the election campaign.
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