MONTREAL (AP) — 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.

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