Parti Québécois leader says he'll recognize Alberta independence as premier

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He also indicated that his government will back Alberta in separation negotiations with Ottawa, if a provincial referendum on independence succeeds.
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told leaders of Alberta’s pro-independence movement that he’ll recognize a free and independent Alberta if he becomes Quebec’s Premier, the National Post has learned.

Plamondon’s office confirms that he met with three leaders of the pro-independence Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) — Mitch Sylvestre, Dennis Modry and Jeffrey Rath — in Calgary on Thursday evening and affirmed his support for an independent Alberta.
He also indicated that his government will back Alberta in separation negotiations with Ottawa, if a provincial referendum on independence succeeds.

Plamondon was in Calgary to kick off a two-day visit to Alberta.

Rath said he was “pleasantly surprised” by how like-minded Plamondon was on the subject of federal bloat and overreach.

“He seems to have come to the exact same conclusions that we have about provincial fiscal capacity being absorbed and wasted through the grossly bloated federal bureaucracy in Ottawa,” said Rath.

Plamondon has vowed to redirect billions in “wasteful” federal spending to Quebec’s coffers as premier.

Rath said that the audience with the PQ leader underscores the APP’s “significant leadership role” in the Alberta independence movement.

He added that Quebec’s backing could be a game changer in post-referendum negotiations with Ottawa.

“If you put Alberta and Quebec together, that’s that’s more than a third of Canada’s population getting the ball rolling from the start,” said Rath.
Post-Canada in view.
 
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Well he would be a bit of a hypocrite if he didn’t considering Quebec is essentially a nation within a nation.
 
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