❌

Normal view

There are new articles available, click to refresh the page.
Today — 5 October 2026Newspapers
Yesterday — 4 October 2026Newspapers

Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec’s Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell.

The Parti Québécois has vowed to hold a referendum on independence, three decades after Quebec voted “no.” Voters want change, but maybe not that much.

© Renaud Philippe for The New York Times

Supporters at the Québec Solidaire campaign office in Jean-Lesage watch Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, during the leaders’ debate last month.
Before yesterdayNewspapers

Separatists Are Poised to Win Quebec’s Election. Independence Is Still a Hard Sell.

The Parti Québécois has vowed to hold a referendum on independence, three decades after Quebec voted “no.” Voters want change, but maybe not that much.

© Renaud Philippe for The New York Times

Supporters at the Québec Solidaire campaign office in Jean-Lesage watch Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, during the leaders’ debate last month.
❌
❌