The gap in support between the third place PQ and its two main rivals is growing. By putting the party’s referendum plans on ice until at least 2022, Lisée had hoped to remove an albatross from around his party’s neck. In no small part, it is the author of its own misfortune. The party’s main focus is on the economy. Without Quebec support, Brian Mulroney’s 1988 free trade agreement would not have survived that year’s federal election.

Source: thestar November 01, 2017 18:45 UTC