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He also objected to suggestions that La Meute had any hand in organizing the conference. But a previous post – also on La Meute’s site – had asked members for help raising funds to pay for security at the event.

And Boulianne assured participants that members of La Meute would be providing that security, alongside the CEGEP’s security guards.

“A very sophisticated security service will be in place during the conference. However, that has meant some unforeseen costs for us,” Boulianne wrote Tuesday.

(Attempts to reach Boulianne through Facebook and the MRQ’s website were unsuccessful Wednesday.)

La Meute’s emblem – a wolf paw – also graces the conference’s pamphlet, which lists the speakers and the subjects they will discuss, from the dangers of multiculturalism to Quebec sovereignty to annexation by the United States.

The sophisticated security may be necessary, if students and others at the CEGEP heed the call to block the conference. By Wednesday afternoon, 10 days before the event, 36 people on the RSM’s website had signed up to join the protest June 17, while another 192 said they were “interested” in joining.

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