‘Pro-Canada fervour’ puts separatists on the defensive in Quebec as trade war shifts provincial focus, say strategists

The Parti Québécois’ ‘aura of inevitability’ is fading as Quebecers ‘rally 'round the flag,’ says former Conservative director of communications Dimitris Soudas.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is enjoying high approval in Quebec over his decision to walk away from negotiations with the U.S., while threatening the frontrunner status of Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.

 The collapse of trade negotiations with the United States has the potential to upend Quebec's political landscape, shifting voters' priorities from questions of separatism to who can best shield the province’s economy and culture from President Donald Trump.

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