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“The Parti Québécois’s commitment to a third referendum on independence took centre stage in the Quebec election campaign this week, despite the party’s best efforts to shift the attention of a nervous electorate away from the question of sovereignty.”

“The Parti Québécois’s commitment to a third referendum on independence took centre stage in the Quebec election campaign this week, despite the party’s best efforts to shift the attention of a nervous electorate away from the question of sovereignty.”

“I appreciate that Canadians are expected to experience an onset of angst over the potential return of the dreaded Quebec referendum experience, but I’m having trouble getting worked up about it.”

“The vast majority of Quebecers voted for parties that want nothing to do with a referendum.”

“PQ in power, CAQ wiped off the map: Key takeaways from Quebec's election - ANALYSIS CAQ fatigue key to sovereignist PQ's historic victory, fragile government St-Pierre Plamondon has vowed to hold a referendum in his first term as premier, though he plans to…”

“Whenever she could, she tried to bring the debate back to the possibility of a referendum on Quebec independence under a PQ government, but her rehearsed lines fell flat and uninspired.”

“There was a one-hour wait for sparring on sovereignty and a referendum.”

“Parti Québecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon urged Quebecers not to be afraid of a referendum, as the five main party leaders clashed Wednesday on sovereignty, finances and the cost of living in the third and final leaders’ debate of the provincial…”

“Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says a referendum on Quebec sovereignty is not among his immediate priorities as he prepares to lead a Parti Québécois minority government after his party’s election victory.”

“St-Pierre Plamondon suggested sovereignty won’t be a top priority in the first part of his mandate, and repeated a promise not to hold a referendum while U.S.”

“It would allow Quebec Parental Insurance Plan payments to be extended up to five years after a birth.”

“Lutnick’s allegation is that the Canadians walked away for political reasons to do with the provincial election in Quebec and the independence referendum in Alberta.”

“It joins two active threats to Canadian sovereignty: one to the east, with the recent election of a minority separatist government in Quebec, and the other to the south, with U.S.”

“…uesday, in the wake of the Parti Québécois's victory in the Quebec election, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre posited that this confluence of events could be blamed on more than a decade of Liberal government in Ottawa. - Analysis How anti-COVID activism…”

“President Donald Trump is in the White House, and throughout the campaign spoke little about sovereignty, which is currently unpopular in Quebec.”

“Ford’s bluntness works well enough when he’s taunting Trump, or, say, hectoring Alberta’s premier over her tortuous strategy on sovereignty in the province’s Oct. 19 referendum.”

“…: Where new PQ government could test Ottawa While threat of referendum looms, governments must navigate deep divides — but PQ may not want to Before he even attempts to trigger a promised referendum on independence, Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre…”

“Twelve years later, St-Pierre Plamondon has become the leader of the sovereignty movement in Quebec, promising to hold the referendum that he once deplored.”

“Parker’s embrace of the Michigan delegation is evidence of something else – a pattern: separatist factions in Alberta eager to engage the U.S. in their plans for secession, and American actors willing to assist, either privately or openly.”

“(Plamondon has said Quebec won’t hold a referendum on sovereignty until Donald Trump is no longer the American president, but he hasn’t put the plan away forever.) Carney fell back on his “Canada is working” refrain, which he said applied to Quebec, Alberta…”

“No region voted more overwhelmingly for the Yes side of the 1995 sovereignty referendum than Chicoutimi’s Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, two hours north of Quebec City, with an average of about 70 per cent.”

“Indigenous leaders remind Quebec: you can't legally separate without our say While loud about stance on Quebec referendum, party leaders quiet on plans for Indigenous sovereignty Throughout the campaign trail, the word “referendum” has been on every…”

“In fact, you have to go all the way back to the last Quebec election I covered, in 2003, when Bernard Landry tried to pick up the mantle of Lucien Bouchard and promised a referendum if he had the "mortal certainty" he would win it.”

“…g in party - Alberta announces next step in high-speed rail plan to connect Edmonton, Calgary - As federal budget nears, Canada’s health ministers to meet to talk funding - Economic, budget promises the focus of week 2 of B.C. election campaign A PQ majority…”

“The PQ leader has promised to hold a referendum on sovereignty if his party forms a government — but not before President Donald Trump leaves the White House. - ‘Human error’ saw detainees dropped off in Edmonton streets: Alberta safety minister - Alberta NDP…”

“However, there is another sticky statistic that shows that 70 per cent of Quebecers do not support sovereignty.”

“After getting some moderate attention and a few feisty exchanges during the first debate of the Quebec election campaign, the prospects of another referendum on sovereignty became a hot topic in round two, one night later.”

“…’s team deliberately derailed the negotiations to gain political advantage ahead of October votes on a sovereignty-related referendum question in Alberta and the Quebec provincial election, where the sovereigntist Parti Québécois has been leading in the…”

“…cois, which appears to be leading the polls for the imminent Quebec election, has declared that he will not hold an independence referendum until Trump has left office: a perfect exposure of the nonsense and obsolescence of the independentist option in…”

“The outcome is far less certain this time around, as a new campaign begins with a slate of new leaders facing serious issues including resurgent referendum conversations and U.S. trade threats.”

“Just over a week before the start of Quebec’s election campaign, St-Pierre Plamondon released a statement early in the day saying he would not hold a sovereignty referendum while U.S.”

“There’s a local model in the 1977 Pipeline Treaty that safeguards the flow of Alberta oil through midwest states toward Ontario and Quebec refineries.”