A price tag on sovereignty
Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says holding a sovereignty referendum would cost at least $130 million, should his party form government in the next provincial election. He is targeting a vote sometime in 2029 or 2030.
What comes next
The PQ has been leading in Quebec polls ahead of the province's next election. St-Pierre Plamondon has made a referendum a central plank of his platform, though the party has not released a detailed breakdown of what the $130 million would cover.
No date, question or funding mechanism has been finalized. For now, the figure stands as an early estimate from a party still building toward an election, not a confirmed government plan.
Source: CBC News
