Carney must be grateful for at least one bit of runway: a delay on next Quebec referendum

The man likely to be the next premier of Quebec has declined to make our problems worse, at least for now. For that, if nothing else, he has our thanks.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. As announced last week by St-Pierre Plamondon, Quebec will not have a referendum so long as U.S. President Donald Trump remains in office, which is good news for Carney, writes Matt Gurney.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MATT GURNEY

August 24, 2026

TORONTO—With the ultimate state of the U.S.-Canada trade relationship still very much in flux, with no one really sure what will happen from here, Prime Minister Mark Carney must be grateful for at least one bit of runway that he can count on: a delay, at least, before the...

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