Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade

Filed by Dirk Danger

Parti Québécois promises to hold independence referendum in Canada’s French-speaking region by 2028Voters in Quebec are going to the polls in provincial elections which will probably result in victory for a party that has promised to hold a referendum on independence from Canada within the next two years.If polls are correct, the Parti Québécois (PQ) will form the government of the province of roughly nine million, the first time that the separatist movement will have gained power in the French-