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PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon blames Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks for starting the federalist No campaign, calling it a continuation of colonialism and pledging Quebec independence.
- On Sunday, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said the referendum campaign for Quebec independence is already underway, blaming Prime Minister Mark Carney for launching the federalist `No` campaign at Saint-Hyacinthe.
- Mark Carney's remarks earlier this week about the Plains of Abraham as a start of a `partnership` and call for national unity provided the context for St-Pierre's criticism.
- St-Pierre framed his message around Quebec's survival and distinctiveness, saying it has survived `in its difference and specificity despite Canada`, which drew a standing ovation from PQ supporters.
- A new political cycle has indeed begun, the PQ says, signaling an immediate shift in the provincial debate as the leader declared, `A new chapter in our history is opening before us`.
- On Friday, St-Pierre broadened his critique to historical colonialism, calling Carney part of a `long tradition of colonialism` dating to Lord Durham and accusing federal institutions of falsifying history.
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PQ leader says Mark Carney has effectively launched referendum campaign
Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking earlier this week about the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, described the 1759 battle as the start of a 'partnership' between French and English people in Canada — a comment that's stirred controversy and has Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon calling it a sign of things to come.
PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says QC referendum campaign is already underway
SAINT-HYACINTHE — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the referendum campaign for Quebec independence is already underway, suggesting it was the prime minister who launched it. Speaking to hundreds of party members at a PQ convention in Saint-Hyacinthe on Sunday, St-Pierre Plamondon blamed recent comments by Prime Minister Mark Carney for effectively launching the […]
PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon delivered a speech in which he attacked Mark Carney's controversial speech on Thursday.
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