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Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez, right, opted not to seek a National Assembly seat in advance of the 2026 election, instead naming MNA Marwah Rizqy, right, as Opposition House Leader.

Wide-leg jeans are not the only 1970s fashion phenomenon making a comeback in Quebec these days: Talk of another sovereignty vote is arguably even trendier than those bell-bottoms that have been flying off retailers’ shelves in the province and elsewhere.

The Parti Québécois, which leads the polls in advance of the 2026 provincial election, has recently stepped up its efforts to prepare Quebeckers for a third sovereignty referendum by rolling out a series of policy papers outlining the contours of an independent Quebec.

The probability that Quebeckers will vote once again on whether to sep

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