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Patriots are searching for the worst 'traitor' in Quebec history

A group of "young patriots" are asking Quebecers to vote online for the greatest "traitor" to the Quebec nation -- both Liberal leaders, in Quebec and in Ottawa, are on the hot seat.

The contest is a mockery of the search for the greatest Canadian launched by CBC in 2004.

The organizers say the non-scientific, and humorous, poll is a way to counterbalance the shortlist of the CBC that they say "hailed Canadians who despised Quebec's nation, such as Don Cherry and Mordecai Richler."

Read entire article at National Post