【单选题】

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.
According to the news item, manyCanadians gathered in MontrealA．to give support to Quebec’s independence effort.
B．to drive the French-speaking people away.
C．to uphold the country’s unity.
D．to provoke greater surge of campaigning in QuebeC、