Prince CharlesALBERTO PIZZOLI
A Quebec sovereignty group is sending Prince Charles a letter, asking him to apologize for the cultural genocide of francophones in North America.
The Societe St-Jean Baptiste says the heir to the British throne will only be welcome in Quebec during his Canadian tour if he atones for the alleged sins by the British after their conquest of North America.
The Societe's Montreal chapter trots out a laundry list of grievances in an open letter to the Prince, which was released to the media and published on the group's website.
Among them are the deportations of the Acadiens in 1755, the establishment of an English-language majority in Canada with the Act of Union in 1840, and the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982 without Quebec's consent.
While other separatists have warned Charles to stay away, the Societe says he and his wife will be welcomed in Quebec with open arms.
But that's only if he makes the apology.
Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are to visit Canada next week.