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Quebec Political Leaders Talk Independence and Trains on Election Campaign Trail
Leaders split over a referendum timeline, First Nations hearings and a proposed rail line that farmers say could threaten agricultural land.
- With the Oct. 5 election approaching, Quebec political leaders are debating Sovereignty and a proposed Alto high-speed train connecting Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, Laval, Montreal, Ottawa, Peterborough and Toronto.
- Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promised a referendum if elected, stating a vote for him "is a vote for independence," while Coalition Avenir Leader Christine argued now is "this is the worst possible timing."
- Christine faces scrutiny over her past as a Parti staffer, with Lis, a former Parti leader, rejecting her claims on social media, writing "Respectfully, that's completely false" regarding their shared political agendas.
- St-Pierre Plamondon maintained the Alto project is "unacceptable," while Christine insists "They'll have to show me that the economic benefits are substantial," and Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime called it too expensive.
- Liberal Leader Charles Milliard insists his party is the "only truly federalist option," while Ruba Ghazal suggested openness to a referendum if public hearings are held before voters head to the polls Oct. 5.
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Quebec political leaders talk independence, trains on election campaign trail
The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Christine Fréchette, is declining to say whether she supports Quebec independence while on the provincial election campaign trail. “My personal position is not important,” she told journalists. “It’s not pertinent information.” She later posted on social media that she does not want to deny her past as a […]
·Toronto, Canada
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The caquist leader did not want to say, on Thursday, what box she would check in a vote on Quebec's independence.
·Montreal, Canada
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Quebec political leaders talk independence and trains on election campaign trail
MONTREAL - The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Christine Fréchette, is declining to say whether she supports Quebec independence while on the provincial election campaign trail.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left10Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 44%
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