Parti Québécois says it won’t hold referendum on sovereignty while Trump is president

By Erika Morris If elected to form a government, the Parti Québécois says it would not call a referendum on sovereignty until at least 2029. PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced the news on Tuesday morning as Quebec political parties gear up for an election campaign that is expected to begin before the end of August. In a statement posted on social media, St-Pierre Plamondon said that a PQ government would not put the sovereignty question to a vote as long as U.S. President Donald Trump is in the White House. But he stressed that his party still plans to call a referendum on whether Quebec should separate from Canada in its first mandate. St-Pierre Plamondon said an issue as crucial as the future of Quebec requires a clear and…

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