Parti Québécois fears Ottawa 'will cheat' in a third sovereignty referendum

QUEBEC — Reacting to a report that senior federal government officials are preparing for a possible third independence referendum, Quebec’s two sovereignist parties said Thursday that they feared Ottawa could “cheat” ahead of a vote. “We have a lot of reasons to believe that the federal government will cheat in this consultation,” Parti Québécois MNA Alex Boissoneault told reporters Thursday morning. Radio-Canada reported Thursday that officials,