Overview
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford repeated that electing the sovereigntist PQ would be a disaster for Canada and urged Quebecers to reject separatists.
- PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon dismissed Ford’s remarks as fearmongering and said a sovereign Quebec would keep close ties with Canada.
- Other provincial leaders, including British Columbia’s David Eby and New Brunswick’s Susan Holt, called for national unity in response to sovereignty talk.
- Quebec Premier François Legault said decisions about the province’s future rest with Quebecers, noting most oppose separation and many do not want a referendum.
- The PQ leads heading into October’s provincial election, and St‑Pierre Plamondon has pledged a sovereignty referendum by 2030 if his party forms government.