The Parti Québécois will not hold a referendum on Quebec independence while Donald Trump remains US president, party leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon announced on Tuesday, pushing any such vote past January 2029 when Trump's term ends.
The pledge comes as the separatist party leads opinion polls ahead of Quebec's provincial election, which must be held by October 5, 2026. Support for sovereignty stands at roughly 30 percent, mirroring the party's polling numbers. The decision arrives amid strained Canada-US relations, with Trump having repeatedly suggested making Canada a 51st US state and Washington threatening steep tariffs on Canadian goods.
Quebec, home to roughly 8 million French-speaking residents, last voted on independence in 1995, when the