Ottawa begins to consider possibility of Quebec referendum

CBC: The Parti Québécois’s dominance in the polls for nearly two years and its leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s promise to hold a referendum on Quebec sovereignty during his first term have reverberated all the way to the federal capital.

Officials in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government held discussions this fall to determine how Ottawa should respond to the PQ’s rhetoric in Quebec City, according to Radio-Canada sources…