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Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty
Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that a Parti Québécois win could threaten unity amid economic challenges, while PQ leader plans a sovereignty referendum by 2030.
- On Jan. 28, 2026, Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned at an Ottawa press conference that a Parti Québécois election win would be a disaster for Canada.
- Citing external pressure, Ford pointed to economic threats from Donald Trump, Alberta separatist petition drives, and last year's referendum threshold change to 10 per cent.
- Other provincial leaders added that Canada is stronger with Quebec included, with Ford saying `Not only it'll be good for Canada, it will be good for Quebecers`.
- With CAQ leadership chosen on April 12, Quebec Premier François Legault is set to resign later this year, making the upcoming first ministers' meeting likely his last.
- Despite strong polling, support for independence lags, with opinion polls showing about two-thirds of Quebec voters oppose sovereignty though younger voters' support has risen in recent months.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford didn't mince words when speaking about the Parti Québécois (PQ). He stated that the party's rise to power following the general election scheduled for this fall would be "a disaster" for Canadian unity, should a referendum lead to Quebec independence. Also read: 2026 Quebec Real Estate Forecast: Things FINALLY Look Better for Buyers. "It would be a disaster for our country if the separatists were elected. It's as simple…
·Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+16 Reposted by 16 other sources
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
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The PQ criticized by Ford: "I don't see any reason to doubt that he's talking because he likes Quebec," PSPP ironizes.
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Total News Sources30
Leaning Left16Leaning Right2Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 28%
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