Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Quebec must move up a gear in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s threats, especially as other provinces have not hesitated to enter into direct discussions with the future American administration.
“We have to start our own negotiations because the others are not shying away,” he said in an interview. “Ontario and Alberta are not waiting to coordinate with the other provinces to ensure that their own interests are protected.”
“We would be fools to wait and think that others will protect our interests,” he insisted.
This weekend, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith went to Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s stronghold, where she had the opportunity to discuss her province’s energy exports with him, she wrote on X on Sunday afternoon.
For the PQ leader, it is clear that there is no “Canadian unity” to find a strategy to deal with the tariff threats from the …