Quebec Liberal Leader targets PQ referendum pledge on final day of election campaign

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Glorieux-Stryckman, M. (2026, October 4). Quebec Liberal Leader targets PQ referendum pledge on final day of election campaign. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/quebec/quebec-liberal-leader-targets-pq-referendum-pledge-on-final-day-of-election-campaign/article_37d91f4b-9f99-565b-ab1e-33b807c3e669.html

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Charles Milliard, leader of the Quebec Liberals, criticized the Parti Québécois' promise to hold a sovereignty referendum during his final day of campaigning. He made this statement at a Liberal campaign office in Sherbrooke, Quebec, near the riding of Orford where he is contesting for a seat in the provincial legislature.

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On the final day of the Quebec provincial election campaign, Charles Millard, leader of the Quebec Liberals, targeted the Parti Québécois' promise to hold a sovereignty referendum during a rally in Sherbrooke. Millard emphasized this issue at a Liberal campaign office located next door to the riding of Orford, where he is contesting for a seat in the provincial legislature.

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SHERBROOKE - Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard zeroed in on the Parti Québécois pledge to hold a sovereignty referendum as he rallied the party faithful on the last full day of the provincial election campaign. asserted

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Milliard delivered the message at a Quebec Liberal campaign office in Sherbrooke, Que., next door to the riding of Orford where he is running for a seat in the provincial legislature. asserted

he → deliver → legislature

Quebec Liberal Leader targets PQ referendum pledge on final day of election campaign

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