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Quebec election tests Canada PM Carney amid separatist surge

Quebec is holding a provincial election where the Parti Québécois, a separatist party, is seeking a return to power after 12 years. If elected, the party has pledged to hold an independence referendum for Canada's French-speaking province. The surge in support for the Parti Québécois is attributed to concerns over affordability and the protection of the French language, rather than a rejection of Prime Minister Mark Carney's policies regarding the United States. AI

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Quebec election tests Canada PM Carney amid separatist surge

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Quebec votes in provincial election as separatist surge poses test for Canada’s PM Carney

    Quebec separatists eyed a return to power in Canada’s majority French-speaking province on Monday in an election that could test Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity to confront the United States. Carney is popular in Quebec and the possible success of the separ…