Libman: PSPP paints himself into a corner on sovereignty

Since the Parti Québécois was founded in 1968 by René Lévesque, it has contested 15 general elections. Committed to separating Quebec from Canada to become an independent country, the PQ won five times, with consecutive majorities twice (spanning 1976-1985 and 1994-2003) and forming one minority government in 2012, lasting under two years. In the first terms of those majority reigns, the PQ held referendums on sovereignty, losing both times. Several times during these