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Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the designated premier of Quebec after the Parti Québécois won a minority government in Monday’s election. Carney emphasized his commitment to “cooperative federalism” and expressed support for Canadian sovereignty, countering St-Pierre Plamondin’s pledge to hold a referendum on Quebec independence after Donald Trump leaves office. Despite questions about St-Pierre Plamondon's mandate due to receiving only 28% of the vote, Carney focused on his own party’s electoral performance in the 2025 federal election when asked about concerns over a potential referendum.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, spoke with Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who was designated as Quebec's new premier after the Parti Québécois won a minority government in an election on Monday. The Parti Québécois victory came at the expense of the Coalition Avenir Quebec, which lost all its seats. Carney promised to work with St-Pierre Plamondon towards increasing sovereignty for Canadians and expressed his philosophy of "cooperative federalism." When asked about a potential referendum on Quebec's sovereignty, Carney stated he too was working towards sovereignty, but for Canada as a whole.
Written for “Canadian Sovereignty Debate” on 2026-10-06,
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Hours after the Parti Québécois was elected to a minority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and promised to work with him towards increasing sovereignty for Canadians.
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Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Carney said he had just congratulated the incoming Quebec premier and discussed ways to work together in the future.
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he → speak → future
On Monday evening, Quebecers elected a minority Parti Québécois government to replace the Coalition Avenir Quebec, which was completely eradicated from the electoral map.
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St-Pierre Plamondon committed to hold a referendum on Quebec’s sovereignty within his first mandate if elected, but only after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the Oval Office.
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In the meantime, Carney said he wanted to extend his philosophy of “cooperative federalism” to the separatist leader and argued for the need for a “strong Quebec within a strong Canada.”
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Asked if he was concerned about a Quebec referendum, Carney retorted that he too was working towards sovereignty, but for Canada.
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he → ask → Canada
“We take advantage of the real opportunities that exist for our country because of Canadians, because of Canadian values, because of Canadian strengths to expand our trading network and to become more sovereign in Canada
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,” Carney told reporters Tuesday morning.
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“It’s sovereignty, but it’s Canada’s sovereignty.
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It’s Canada’s independence.”
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St-Pierre Plamondon was elected with only 28 per cent of the vote, raising questions about if he has a legitimate mandate to hold a plebiscite on the province’s independent.
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When the question was put to Carney, the prime minister simply responded with his party’s election numbers in the 2025 federal election.
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