Harper Says Quebec Vote Doesn’t Give Separation Mandate
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the Quebec election earlier this week didn’t give a mandate for separation to the incoming Parti Quebecois.
The people of Quebec don’t want to separate from the rest of Canada, Harper said during an interview in Vancouver with Bloomberg Television’s Erik Schatzker. The Parti Quebecois led by Pauline Marois won a minority of seats in the Quebec legislature in a Sept. 4 election.
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Sept 6. (Bloomberg) –- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper talks about the outlook for the global economy and Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis. Harper also discusses Canadian trade policy, Cnooc Ltd.’s offer for Canada’s Nexen Inc., the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline and Quebec's election returning separatists to power. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker at the Bloomberg Link Canada-Asia Dialogue in Vancouver. (Source: Bloomberg)
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