Konrad Yakabuski/The Globe and Mail: His pledge to hold a third referendum, after years of strategic ambiguity on the issue under his predecessors, may have placed a cap on PQ support in this campaign. Most Quebeckers remain opposed to another plebiscite after rejecting independence in 1980 and 1995.
Still, Quebec has a history of major political swings. It would be a mistake to dismiss sovereigntists’ chances in a future referendum based on current polling. PSPP will seize on any real or perceived grievance with Ottawa to boost his cause…