The Parti Québécois (PQ) says holding another referendum on Quebec sovereignty is essential for maintaining social peace — even as a new survey shows most Quebecers oppose the idea.

Despite 65 per cent of Quebecers indicating they would vote “No” in a sovereignty vote, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is pushing forward with the promise of a third referendum if his party forms government in the next provincial election, now just a year away.

“The Canadian model is not only disrespectful, it’s illegitimate and a threat to social peace,” St-Pierre Plamondon said, citing recent federal funding for English-language health care in Quebec as an example.

“I have nothing against obtaining services in English when you’re English-speaking,” he added, “but I have a problem with wasting public

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