Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
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PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said Premier Danielle Smith has used the spectre of a referendum to gain leverage as she makes demands of the federal government.
The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, applauding Premier Danielle Smith for standing up for her province.
Speaking to reporters in Quebec City on Tuesday, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said Smith has used the spectre of a referendum to gain leverage as she makes demands of the federal government, including on resource development.
“This is a premier who has decided to address the government of Canada directly by saying, ‘If you do not respect our democracy, you do not respect our financial choices and our priorities, I will respond to your abuse of power with concrete actions,'” he said.
St-Pierre Plamondon said provinces have the right to consult their population on the question of independence if they feel the federal government is not respecting them. He said he’s in “total agreement” with provinces that take a stand to defend their own interests.
The PQ has launched two referendums on Quebec sovereignty – in 1980 and 1995 – and lost both. St-Pierre Plamondon promises to hold a third by 2030 if his party forms government in next year’s provincial election.
He used the opportunity to lambaste Premier François Legault, who promised not to hold a referendum on sovereignty before he was first elected in 2018. “What a striking gesture to see Danielle Smith do more in terms of autonomy and defence of her own province … than François Legault has done over his entire mandate,” he said.
On Monday, Smith said she will hold a referendum on separation in Alberta next year if citizens gather enough signatures on a petition.
During a livestream address, Smith said she does not support Alberta separating from Canada. Still, her government introduced a bill last week to lower the bar petitioners need to meet to trigger a provincial referendum.
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