Media Baron Joins Quebec's Separatist Cause

He's one of Canada's most powerful media barons, with an empire that spans newspapers, cable television and cellphone services. Now, Quebec multi-millionaire Pierre Karl Peladeau has become a key figure in the movement to make the French-speaking province an independent country. Peladeau's stunning decision to run as a candidate with the separatist Parti Quebecois in the province's legislative election April 7 has helped fuel talk of another referendum on secession - if the party wins a coveted majority of seats. Peladeau's candidacy, announced Sunday, has pushed Quebec independence to the forefront of the campaign after PQ leader and Premier Pauline Marois initially avoided the issue when she dissolved the legislature and called the election last week.