PQ leader revives debate over how much of Canada’s assets – and debt – belong to Quebec – National Post
August 25, 2015
Coming off a round of summer campaigning with Bloc Québécois chief Gilles Duceppe, Parti Québécois Leader Pierre Karl Péladeau said Tuesday an independent Quebec would demand its share of federal assets — from post offices to CF-18 fighter-bombers.
“These are contributions that were made by Quebecers throughout the federation in the hundreds of billions of dollars, so it belongs to us,” Péladeau said in advance of a party convention in Rimouski, Que.
A post-separation Quebec would demand compensation for its share of Canadian Coast Guard ships and other federal infrastructure such as national parks and bridges, said Péladeau.
