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Author: Frédérik-Xavier D. Plante
Publication Date: January 20, 2025 - 18:00
Actor created his Bob Gratton character in response to 1980 Quebec referendum
January 20, 2025
In 1996, Rafaël Ouellet worked on the set of an ad promoting the Nez rouge campaign, a volunteer-run safe ride service offered around the Christmas holidays in Quebec.That year’s spokesperson was actor Julien Poulin, well-known for his political stances for Quebec sovereignty and against American imperialism; his best-known character, Bob Gratton, was a federalist caricature.
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