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Since December 2014, an organization associated with Quebec’s nationalist movement has been profiting from a Loto-Québec kiosk in Côte-St-Luc’s Quartier Cavendish, and now some residents are looking to kick that group out of the proud Canadian city.

“Separatists are not welcome in Côte-St-Luc,” writes Brenda Monk on a petition that was launched late last month through change.org.

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The petition calls for the kiosk, operated by the Société St-Jean-Baptiste Richelieu-Yamaska (SSJBRY), to be removed or, at the very least, put under new management. That management, states the petition, should better reflect “the demographics and the philosophy of our community.”

More than 70 signatures have been collected after some circulation on social media during the last few weeks, but the plan is to begin promoting the petition even more as people return from summer vacation.

Eric Banon, who is running for municipal office this year, started the petition. In it, he states the SSJBRY is “not only a separatist movement, but (it) is also known for its xenophobe and anti-Semitic positions. It is unacceptable for Côte-St-Luc residents and the Cavendish Mall to contribute to its financial well-being.”