Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

I have an obligation to keep my promises.

Most Quebecers want a change in government and do not want 12 years of Coalition Avenir Québec governance.

“We can’t ask the public and broader public sectors to go on a certain diet while we don’t set an example ourselves,” St-Pierre Plamondon said.

“I’ve used the word at times. I use popular consultation, referendum,” he told reporters in Quebec City. “Popular consultation and referendum mean exactly the same thing.”

I am worried, and I have the right to voice that worry

There is a possibility that we are facing the greatest federal interference in our affairs and our election since 1995.

Current levels have exceeded the province’s capacity to provide housing and public services.

A PQ government would reduce the number of temporary immigrants in Quebec per year from more than 500,000 to between 200,000 and 250,000.

The flip side of this issue is that many people hesitate to bring it up for fear of being accused of racism or intolerance.

To us, all Quebecers are 100 per cent Quebecers, but we just have a bad public policy that needs to be fixed.

I don’t consider that normal.

The CAQ has undermined control over our immigration system.

After having demonstrated our capacity to properly manage and govern Quebec, we’ll ask a question: do we want, collectively, that Quebec decides for itself?

Never will the Parti Québécois blame people who become Quebecers.

Let’s not let the tariffs of Donald Trump’s administration confiscate this important debate from us; let’s not let him confiscate our election.

The agency is a bureaucratic monster.

St-Pierre Plamondon called the agency a bureaucratic monster in a press conference.

A PQ government would not hold a sovereignty referendum while Donald Trump is president of the United States

I’m just specifying the timeline.

Je choisis donc de désamorcer complètement l'argument que ce serait le pire moment pour réfléchir à notre avenir à cause de Trump.

Je ne lancerai pas de vote d'indépendance tant que Donald Trump sera au pouvoir.

Because an issue as crucial as that of Quebec’s political future requires conditions that allow for an informed and serene debate.

Yes, a Parti Québécois government will consult Quebecers on Quebec independence during its first term if it is elected.

So I decided to completely defuse the argument that this would be the worst time to think about our future because of Trump, by ruling out the possibility of holding a referendum by the end of his second term.

An issue as crucial as the political future of Quebec requires conditions that allow for an informed and calm debate.