# Quebec Separatists Won’t Hold Independence Vote Until Trump Is Gone

https://mins.news/en/item/25267

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-18 15:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-18/quebec-separatists-won-t-hold-independence-vote-until-trump-is-gone?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a84737ef7c24d00010f854e

> A separatist party leading in polls ahead of Quebec’s October election says it would hold a referendum on leaving Canada only after Donald Trump leaves the White House.

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