SHERBROOKE - The Quebec Liberals wasted no time in denouncing the Parti Québécois' proposal to give an independent Quebec its own currency as the sovereigntist party wraps a weekend meeting.

PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told reporters Saturday that an independent Quebec would have its own currency, a transition from the Canadian dollar that could take up to 10 years.

Liberal Frédéric Beauchemin urged the PQ to stop "talking nonsense," noting that separating from Canada would cut Quebec out of its current economic agreements and create economic instability.

Beauchemin says fiscal policy isn't a fairy tale and the PQs proposal will directly affect the purchasing power of Quebecers.

On Saturday, the PQ leader had predicted that the “federalist camp” would condemn his proposal and th

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