Just over a quarter of Quebecers (26 per cent) indicated they should have to give up their Canadian citizenship in an independent Quebec, said the poll conducted last month by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies. In Quebec, 15 per cent of respondents indicated ethnic minorities would be better off in an independent Quebec, and 57 per cent said they would not. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTwo thirds of Canadians (64 per cent) believe Quebecers would not be better off in an independent Quebec, according to the poll. In Quebec, 27 per cent of respondents indicated Quebec would be better off as an independent country, and 57 per cent said the opposite. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn Quebec, 25 per cent of respondents believe an independent Quebec would have more global influence, while 56 indicated it would not.

Source: National Post January 17, 2026 11:29 UTC