At 30 minutes, Carney's speech lasted roughly as long as the battle itself. In fact, Quebec has survived in its difference and specificity despite Canada," St-Pierre Plamondon said. Months out from the provincial election and after François Legault’s resignation as premier, St-Pierre Plamondon and the PQ maintain a commanding lead in the polls . Carney stands by commentsJean-François Roberge, Quebec's French-language minister and a Coalition Avenir Québec MNA, invoked Carney's acclaimed Davos speech to criticize what he said in Quebec's capital. The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, addresses party members during a convention in St-Hyacinthe on Sunday.

Source: CBC News January 30, 2026 10:35 UTC