New café offers taste of Quebec independence
Global News
When you walk into the Club Pays coffee shop in Montreal, the first thing you see are the posters with Quebec sovereignty slogans plastered on every wall.
MONTREAL – When you walk into the Club Pays coffee shop in Montreal, the first thing you see are the posters with Quebec sovereignty slogans plastered on every wall.
Complete with comfortable couches, a polished-wood espresso bar, a small stage and even a conference room, Club Pays — country club in English — opened its doors to the public on Friday and is ready to become a hub in Montreal for the Quebec independence movement.
“Some countries are born out of celebration,” reads one of the posters on the wall next to where 32-year-old Camille Goyette-Gingras was sitting as she spoke to The Canadian Press.
She presides over a Quebec sovereigntist organization called Organisations unies pour l’indépendance (Oui Québec) that runs the new coffee shop.
Aside from coffee and snacks, Goyette-Gingras said the venue will also offer people a taste of separatist politics.
“We wanted to combine the spirit of celebration with the push for independence because, for us, creating a country is a moment of collective joy,” she said inside the café.
The shop is the latest niche café in a city that already has a range of venues for different tastes, including a coffee shop for cat lovers, another for ceramics as well as a café for gaming enthusiasts.
The operators of Club Pays say their own spot will be the first of its kind, showcasing how millennials and gen Z are adopting the independence movement amid renewed promises for a referendum. They also say it reflects an enthusiasm for Quebec sovereignty that goes beyond any particular political party.
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