Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

Quebec’s provincial election is set to take place in October 2026, and the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is leading in the polls—something that is likely causing ‘anxiety’ in Ottawa, says a pollster.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois has been leading in Quebec polls for about two years. If elected, the party leader has promised to hold a referendum within his first term. Photograph courtesy of X

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BY ELEANOR WAND

January 4, 2026

Ottawa is likely preparing for the next year of Quebec politics with some “anxiety,” say politicos, as 2026 could see the province revisiting a referendum on separatism with the sovereignist Parti Québécois continuing to lead in the polls.

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