The chief of the Parti Québécois says it’s time to refocus the political debate in Quebec to sovereignty following Premier François Legault’s resignation.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Legault has confirmed the necessity for independence by failing to safe positive aspects for Quebec in additional than seven years in workplace.
Legault based the Coalition Avenir Québec to supply Quebecers an alternative choice to the normal sovereigntist-federalist dichotomy, by specializing in growing Quebec’s autonomy inside Canada.
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That different has come to be recognized within the province because the “third means.”
St-Pierre Plamondon says Legault’s file in workplace exhibits that strategy has didn’t yield the required enhancements in areas comparable to immigration and well being.
The Parti Québécois has been main within the polls, and has promised to carry a referendum by 2030 if it varieties authorities within the provincial election set for October.
St-Pierre Plamondon says he’s hoping the election can occur sooner to keep away from the legislature being paralyzed by Legault’s promise to resign as soon as his celebration names a successor.
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