PQ leaders promises to break with monarchy if elected
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says a PQ government would redirect up to $15 million from Crown costs to homelessness.
- Parti leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised on Tuesday to break with the British monarchy if elected on Oct 5, aiming to abolish the lieutenant-governor position as a symbol of "domination by force."
- St-Pierre Plamondon petitioned Four years ago to end the mandatory oath to the King for elected officials; the legislature later adopted a law addressing the oath following the 2022 election.
- The Parti leader said Quebecers pay up to $15 million annually to uphold the Crown, proposing to redirect those funds toward homelessness and "stop allocating funds to this money-wasting farce."
- Quebec Liberal leader Charles Milliard urged St-Pierre Plamondon on Wednesday to "please focus on Quebec's economy and the health of Quebecers," while Coalition Avenir leader Christine called the position "not an essential position."
- On Oct 5, voters will decide between competing parties as nearly a quarter of eligible voters have already participated in advance polls, with the Parti and Coalition Avenir expecting to win seats.
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Could the Parti Québécois actually abolish the monarchy in Quebec?
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he wants to defund the office of the lieutenant-governor and pass a law to sever the province's ties to the Crown. But is a phaseout of the monarchy constitutionally feasible in Quebec?
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Guelph TodayPQ leaders promises to break with monarchy if elected
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's promise to break with the British monarchy is stirring up a mix of support and skepticism from his rivals on the provincial election campaign trail.
The leader of the Parti Québécois, if elected, also intends to keep the Lieutenant Governor at a distance on the day of his opening speech.
A clash with Ottawa is likely to occur quickly in the event of a victory by the Parti Québécois on October 5. In the first 100 days of a term of office, a Pequist government would cut off the supplies to the lieutenant governor of Quebec and abolish the post provided for in the Canadian Constitution.
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