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PQ's promised referendum targeted as Quebec election campaign enters final stretch
Opponents say a PQ win could revive Quebec separatism and unsettle investors, while polls show the party leading and seeking a majority.
- With less than three days until the Oct 5 election, political rivals intensified attacks on Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose Parti consistently leads polls while promising a future referendum.
- Coalition Avenir Leader Christine and Conservative Leader Duhaime warned that a Parti victory could cause economic instability, citing the 1995 referendum as a cautionary tale of "colossal damage."
- Leader Christine and Eric Girard warned that companies might "think twice," while Duhaime used bus props in Quebec City to promise that a potential referendum campaign would never leave the garage.
- St-Pierre Plamondon dismissed these critiques as "fearmongering campaigns," while Chief Lucien Wabanonik of the Anishnabe Nation wrote to the leader on Oct 2 demanding recognition of government status.
- As Quebecers prepare to head to the polls on Oct 5, the Parti remains the frontrunner in the final stretch despite opposition warnings about economic instability and referendum risks.
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PQ's promised referendum targeted as Quebec election campaign enters final stretch
MONTREAL — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was the primary target on Friday as his political rivals urged Quebec voters not to elect a sovereigntist government with less than three days to go in the provincial election campaign.
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left11Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution85% Left
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- 85% of the sources lean Left
85% Left
L 85%
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