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Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty

Published Jan 29, 2026 at 10:39pm

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty

Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty

The leader of the Parti Québécois and Ontario Premier Doug Ford traded barbs Thursday after the latter dipped his toe in Quebec politics for a second straight day repeating that it would be a “disaster” for Canada if the sovereigntist party was elected.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon criticized Ford, who for the past two days has been urging Quebecers to reject the PQ for the good of Canada.

St-Pierre Plamondon said he expected “fear campaigns” and “defamatory attacks against the party to scare everyone.”

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