Barbara Kay is a columnist for the Canadian national broadsheet the National Post, wherein she expressed, in a series of three articles, beginning with a column entitled "The Rise of Quebecistan", on August 9, 2006, her concern at the involvement of Quebec politicians in a demonstration in support of Lebanon during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict that took place on August 6, 2006, in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kay wrote: "'The Rise of Quebecistan,' has become a focus for great controversy in Quebec. In the past week, I have been interviewed by numerous radio stations, both French and English, and declared an enemy of the people, in so many words, in no less than three newspapers, including in a Post column... ."[1]
Kay claimed that the fact both she, and what she described as her "criticism" of the demonstration, were attacked by elements of the French Quebec media and politicians—some of whom support the separation of the province of Quebec from Canada—was seemingly because her criticisms were expressed in the English language; and not French.[2]
In July 2020, Kay resigned from the National Post, blaming "increased editorial scrutiny of her columns",[3] but returned in October 2020.[4]
- ^ Quebecers in denial: Counterpoint Archived October 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine by Barbara Kay, National Post, August 17, 2006
- ^ Say what you want (as long as it's in French) by Barbara Kay, National Post, November 22, 2006
- ^ Goldsbie, Jonathan (July 24, 2020). "Barbara Kay "Stepping Away" From The National Post Longtime columnist blames increased editorial scrutiny". Canadaland. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ National Post View (2020-10-23). "NP View: A 'safe space' for controversial opinions". The National Post. Retrieved 2020-10-23.