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PQ Leader Promises to Break with Monarchy if Elected

  • Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon promises to end Quebec’s ties to the British monarchy if elected on Oct. 5.
  • A Parti Québécois government would redirect money intended for the lieutenant-general toward homelessness.
  • St-Pierre Plamondon says his party would introduce a law to abolish the monarchy in Quebec, despite questions about its constitutionality.
  • St-Pierre Plamondon has opposed the monarchy’s role and previously sought to end elected officials’ mandatory oath to the King.
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PQ leader promises to break with monarchy if elected

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is promising to break with the British monarchy if elected on Oct. 5.

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The leader of the Parti Québécois, if elected, also intends to keep the Lieutenant Governor at a distance on the day of his opening speech.

·Montreal, Canada
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A clash with Ottawa is likely to occur quickly in the event of a victory by the Parti Québécois on October 5. In the first 100 days of a term of office, a Pequist government would cut off the supplies to the lieutenant governor of Quebec and abolish the post provided for in the Canadian Constitution.

·Montreal, Canada
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La Presse broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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