Trumpeting that support for sovereignty is ahead among Francophone voters, the Parti Québécois cast doubt on Friday on when it will finally present its update of a budget for the finances of a sovereign Quebec.
PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon pointed out that the polls place support for sovereignty at 48% for yes, 41% for no.
Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon was however unable, on Friday, to repeat that he will finally present his update of the budget for year one of a sovereign Quebec.
“I will announce a date as soon as the last stage is completed, which is that of the independent economists who verify each of the figures, he said. So as soon as I get the green light, I’ll get back to you with a date. Today, I am unable to give you a date. »
In March, the PQ leader made a commitment to present this document in June. He had previously promised to present it in June 2022, then during the last election campaign.
Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon defended himself on Friday from postponing this commitment indefinitely. He added that personal reasons are to be considered.
“There is one more element that comes into play, it is that if my wife gives birth quickly, it is because I have to be present during the announcement,” he said.
Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon concluded Friday his first parliamentary session as party leader by highlighting his party’s initiatives, such as the abolition of the oath to the king for deputies, and the steps to obtain secret documents on the financing of the No side in the 1995 referendum.
“This energy, this consistency, this sincerity in our commitment is reflected in a return to the public space of Quebec independence and is reflected in comments, in the street, from people who tell us: ‘We like your work. ”. »