Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the party will not hold a sovereignty referendum on Quebec as long as U.S. President Donald Trump is in power. The announcement comes weeks before Quebec provincial elections.
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Full Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.
Professor Lecours' research explores Canadian and Quebec politics.
"Many things have changed in Quebec since the last referendum 1995, notably the relationship with the United States, the Indigenous question and the Clarity Act. This move could help the PQ moving into the election cycle."