# Quebec shifts focus away from separatism amid Canada-U.S. trade talks

https://mins.news/en/video/29489

- Global News, 2026-08-22 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-tOyKN0DKo

> Ongoing trade negotiations between Canada and the United States appear to have cooled discussion of separatism in Quebec. Tariffs imposed on Canada by Donald Trump’s administration have hurt business operations across industries including steel and dairy. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said Quebec’s political future must not be hijacked by upheaval in American politics, an unpredictable president or a campaign of fear.

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