Quebec Independence
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PQ leader’s allusion to deportations, executions a threat to social cohesion: MPMP Pablo Rodriguez says he deplores the tone taken by the leader of the PQ, who referenced dark moments in Canadian history to justify the party's push for independence.PoliticsApr 17, 2024
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Parti Québécois is topping provincial polls, but support for independence staying flatObservers attribute the PQ rebound largely to the growing unpopularity of Premier François Legault and his Coalition Avenir Québec government.PoliticsFeb 14, 2024
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Push for an independent Quebec has Parti Québécois releasing a budget predictionThe PQ leader presented the results of his party's so-called Year One budget, a projection of revenues and expenditures for the first year of an independent Quebec.PoliticsOct 23, 2023
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Unseal ‘No’ campaign investigation documents from 1995 referendum, PQ saysThe investigation in 2006 found that two federalist organizations – which received millions of dollars in funding from Ottawa – failed to report spending of more than $500,000.PoliticsMay 24, 2023
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Legislator Ruba Ghazal 1st to enter Québec solidaire spokeswoman raceGhazal says she thinks an increased focus on sovereignty and protecting Quebec's language will help the party gain votes outside of Montreal, where its support is concentrated.PoliticsMay 21, 2023
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PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wins record 98.51% of delegate support in vote of confidenceThe leader had already said he was approaching the event with calm, even though his party suffered its worst defeat results in the October 2022 provincial election.PoliticsMar 12, 2023
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Quebecers not interested in sovereignty, says ex-PQ candidate now running for LegaultBernard Drainville, a well-known radio host, is the second prominent person to have championed independence to join the Coalition Avenir Québec in recent days.PoliticsJun 7, 2022
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Bouchard pitches sovereignty as statue of former Quebec premier Parizeau unveiledParizeau, who made independence the fight of his political career, was premier from Sept. 1994 until he resigned after a narrow defeat in the Oct. 30, 1995, sovereignty referendum.PoliticsJun 1, 2022
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Motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change gets green light from MPsThe Bloc failed to pass a nearly identical motion three weeks ago, which required unanimous consent and was scuppered by a single ``nay'' from independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould.CanadaJun 16, 2021
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Bloc Québécois tables motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change againThe Bloc Québécois is taking a second stab at getting MPs to recognize Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution.CanadaJun 15, 2021
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