Lucien Bouchard Urges Parti Québécois Leader to Reconsider Promise to Hold Referendum

Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard attends the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal conference, in Montreal, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Québécois to reconsider his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier.

The former Bloc Québécois leader and Parti Québécois premier made the comments in a pair of interviews on Radio-Canada on Wednesday.