Alberta Fact Check: Prime Minister Carney has managed to unite sovereigntists in Quebec

Subhead:Mark Carney managed to consolidate the views of Quebec politicians and bring independence movements in both Quebec and Alberta together.# When the prime minister contradicted his own Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice by stating that 50% plus one in a referendum was not enough support to trigger provincial independence, he garnered a unified response to his assertion from Quebec politicians . While the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government opposes Quebec independence, it is strongly supportive of the province’s right to self-determination. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said: “It is very clear that if Quebeckers wish to decide on constitutional issues concerning their future, it is the laws of the Quebec Parliament that apply.” Jolin-Barrette is referring to Quebec’s Bill 99 passed in 2000 which explicitly stated a simple majority will suffice in an independence referendum. Parti Québécois members were incensed by Carney’s statement with MNA Alex Boissonneault calling the prime minister out of touch and saying the comments were troubling and unacceptable. Amazon-embed:B0GXDXZ6LX

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