OTTAWA — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told leaders of Alberta’s pro-independence movement that he’ll recognize a free and independent Alberta if he becomes Quebec’s Premier, the National Post has learned. Article content

Plamondon’s office confirms that he met with three leaders of the pro-independence Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) — Mitch Sylvestre, Dennis Modry and Jeffrey Rath — in Calgary on Thursday evening and affirmed his support for an independent Alberta. Article content

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He also indicated that his government will back Alberta in separation negotiations with Ottawa, if a provincial referendum on independence succeeds.

Plamondon was in Calgary to kick off a two-day visit to Alberta.

Rath said he was “pleasantly sur

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