Quebec sovereigntists woke up to a political migraine Wednesday induced by their most popular living leader.
Lucien Bouchard, the charismatic former Parti Quebecois premier who brought Quebec to within a whisker of independence, launched a broadside against his old party.
It was a rare comment on current affairs from Bouchard, who has steadfastly refused to talk publicly about politics since his 2001 retirement.
His comments were summed up in a front-page headline Wednesday in Le Devoir newspaper: Sovereignty is no longer achievable, Bouchard says.
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