Last week’s Léger poll on provincial sovereignty in Canada contained an eye-popping revelation: Among all provinces, Quebec had the greatest proportion of respondents “opposed” to separation, at 59 per cent.

Support for sovereignty was tagged at 33 per cent, near where it’s been hovering for years. It’s lower than support in Manitoba/Saskatchewan and well behind the 41 per cent in Alberta. Ontario was at 31 per cent.

Having the highest number against sovereignty was explained by the fact that most Quebecers are already decided on the question, while in other provinces there were more who didn’t answer.

With a Quebec election next year, this is a warning light on Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s dashboard, putting him in a tight spot.

After the separatist party suffered its worst defeat in its history, reduced to just three seats, PSPP had to consolidate the PQ base — and he defiantly........

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