Alberta Fact Check: Guilbeault donated to Parti Québécois while it was trying to break up Canada

Subhead:Political donation records show the outgoing Liberal MP made past financial contributions to the Parti Québécois amid its attempts to push for a third independence referendum.# Former federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault is now attacking Alberta sovereignty discussions and warning that Premier Danielle Smith risks undermining Canada by even entertaining the possibility of a referendum. But Guilbeault himself financially supported Quebec separatists while they were actually in government. Guilbeault recently remarked on Smith pushing ahead with a referendum despite major concessions from Ottawa, saying, “It makes me question whether or not she is a reliable partner when it comes to supporting Canada and being there for Canada.” Steven Guilbeault on Danielle Smith pushing ahead with a referendum despite major concessions from Ottawa: "It makes me question whether or not she is a reliable partner when it comes to supporting Canada and being there for Canada." pic.twitter.com/YKtFUC8e3e — Scott Robertson (@sarobertson_) May 27, 2026 According to political donation records highlighted by the National Post , Guilbeault donated money to the Parti Québécois in 2003. The Parti Québécois was not a former separatist movement by then. It was the sitting government of Quebec until 2003. This was a governing party whose defining political purpose was Quebec independence. By that point, Quebec had already held two sovereignty referendums. The 1995 referendum nearly broke up Canada. Every Canadian understood exactly what the PQ stood for. Amazon-embed:B0GR6MJGHS

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