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PQ leader says referendum isn't immediate priority after his party's election victory
The Parti Québécois leader said he will first tackle homelessness, spending and monarchy ties, while a referendum remains a longer-term goal.
- On Tuesday, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced that a sovereignty referendum is not an immediate priority following his minority government victory, focusing instead on homelessness, government spending, and severing ties to the monarchy.
- The Coalition Avenir Québec lost power after eight years in a resounding defeat, while Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime's 19-member caucus pledged to act as a "watchdog" for taxpayers amid the Parti Québécois's narrow majority shortfall.
- St-Pierre Plamondon called the monarchy's role "totally abnormal" and seeks legal advice to avoid the lieutenant-governor at his swearing-in, while prioritizing a homelessness summit and freezing legislature member salaries.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with St-Pierre Plamondon on Tuesday, calling it a "crucial time" for the country and urging focus on immediate issues rather than future sovereignty debates.
- Although St-Pierre Plamondon promised a referendum within his first term, he intends to delay it until after President Donald Trump leaves office in 2029, as Ghazal of Québec solidaire said, "If there is a single condition for independence, it is that the population wants it.
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PQ leader says referendum isn't immediate priority after his party's election victory
QUÉBEC — Quebec's premier-designate says a referendum on sovereignty is not among his immediate priorities as he focuses instead on homelessness, government spending and attempting to sever the province's ties to the monarchy as his first acts in off
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QUÉBEC - Quebec's premier-designate says a referendum on sovereignty is not among his immediate priorities as he focuses instead on homelessness, government spending and attempting to sever the province's ties
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