Parti Quebecois says it will not conduct a referendum on Quebec independence while Donald Trump remains US president. This stance comes as Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon considers the deferral a strategic calculation ahead of the October election. The vote would happen after Trump leaves office.
In clear terms, the Parti Quebecois will not proceed with any referendum on Quebec independence during Donald Trump's time as US president. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sees it as a planned wait. The October election is first then the vote after Trump leaves office.
Party figures note the sequence matters a lot. Figures stress focus stays on the election for now.