Quebec minority situation will be worth watching

Three years gives the Parti Québécois time to promote grievances with Canada and encourage Quebecers to think they are not welcome. Anti-monarchy is an easy sell in Quebec. But will that issue feed the separatist flame, or annoy Quebecers focused on economic issues?

Canada dodged a political bullet last week when Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois party fell short of a majority in the provincial election, writes Sheila Copps.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

October 12, 2026

OTTAWA—Canada dodged a political bullet last week when the Parti Québécois fell short of a majority in the Oct. 5 provincial election.

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