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Quebec separatist leader says no independence referendum until Trump leaves office
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says a PQ government would wait until Trump leaves office, as support for Quebec sovereignty hovers around 30 per cent.
- On Tuesday, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced the party will not hold a sovereignty referendum while Donald Trump is U.S. President, delaying any vote until January 20, 2029.
- Trump's tariffs and rhetoric about making Canada the 51st U.S. state have complicated the separatist case, with political science professor Daniel Béland of McGill University noting that triggering a referendum now would be "particularly risky."
- The Parti Québécois leads provincial polls with around 30 per cent support, yet St-Pierre Plamondon aims to focus his campaign on proposals rather than what he described as "fear-mongering."
- With a general election expected next week, St-Pierre Plamondon criticized the Coalition Avenir Québec , lamenting that any incoming government must "pick up the pieces" while pitching the PQ to English-speaking Quebecers.
- Quebec voters have twice rejected sovereignty, most recently in a 1995 referendum, while the province of 9.1 million people already maintains significant cultural and economic autonomy over taxation and immigration.
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Associated Press News+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Quebec separatist leader says no independence referendum until Trump leaves office
The leader of Quebec's separatist party says he would delay any independence referendum until Donald Trump is no longer U.S. president.
·New York, United States
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The Toronto Star+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
No referendum on Quebec separation until Donald Trump is out of power, PQ leader says
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon made the announcement Tuesday, as a fall election inches closer and public opinion polls suggest his party continues to lead in public support.
·Toronto, Canada
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Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faced a major "dilemma"
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left10Leaning Right1Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution59% Left
Bias Distribution
- 59% of the sources lean Left
59% Left
L 59%
C 35%
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