The Canadian government has once again denied Catalan president in exile Carles Puigdemont permission to travel to the country. He had been invited by the Société Saint-Jean-Batiste in Quebec.
One of Puigdemont's lawyers, Stéphane Handfield, has explained that Canada has reportedly refused him an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) because of the charges he still faces in Spain.
An eTA, available to visa-exempt foreign nationals travelling to Canada by air and valid for up to five years, allows the holder to travel to Canada as often as wished for "short stays" (normally for up to six months at a time).
According to Agence France-Presse, the president's lawyer will now present an appeal to the Canadian Federal Court.
For his part, the premier of Quebec, François Legault, has said he is "perplexed" by the decision. "I would like the government of Canada to explain to us why it refuses to grant this visa," he told a press conference.
Puigdemont had originally been invited to Quebec on 2nd April, at the invitation of the same group, to take part in a press conference and to visit the National Assembly, among other activities. That time, Canadian authorities blocked his right to enter the country just one day before he was due to leave.