A response to today’s controversial Journal de Montréal cover

Today’s cover of the Journal de Montréal has caused a controversy across the province, pairing a photo of Justin Trudeau in Indian garb from his 2018 India trip with the headline “The Indian variant has arrived.”

L’Actualité en memes has reacted to the controversy by creating a parody cover of Indian Times Daily, featuring a photo of Bonhomme Carnaval and the headline “Quebec variant detected in Mumbai.”

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A number of Quebec politicians and public figures have reacted to the cover, including Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy. In a tweet this afternoon, he referenced Pierre-Karl Péladeau (the CEO of Québecor, which owns the Journal de Montréal) and Kentucky Fried Chicken: “You cannot confuse PFK and PKP: One sells shit and the other is a restaurant.”

Tu ne peux pas confondre PFK et PKP :
Un vend de la marde et l’autre c’est un restaurant. pic.twitter.com/9lI0FqoGfa

— Sugar Sammy (@sugarsammy) April 22, 2021

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