A Quebec constitution? PQ leadership candidate Martine Ouellet says ‘yes’

Parti Québécois (PQ) leadership candidate Martine Ouellet says the province should have its own constitution.

She unveiled the details of her plan Monday in Quebec City, saying Quebecers should be asked point blank whether Quebec should become its own country.

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Ouellet called it the “Constitution of the Republic of Quebec” and insisted she’ll hold a referendum in her first mandate, if elected party leader this fall and then premier in 2018.

She presented her idea for a referendum question as well as a nine-page document outlining the path to independence.

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Ouellet said the lieutenant governor position should be abolished and Quebec should cut all ties with the monarchy.

Ouellet admitted she does not think Quebec should cut all ties with Canada, but an independent Quebec would be secular and French will remain its only official language.

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Nevertheless, the provincial MNA said the province should keep the Canadian dollar to guarantee economic stability in a sovereign Quebec.

Ouellet is one of five people running to replace Pierre Karl Péladeau, who stepped down in May.

— with files from The Canadian Press