加拿大总理马克·卡尼表示，魁北克应专注于当前的经济挑战，而不是等待数年后可能举行的独立公投。
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Quebec should focus on immediate economic challenges rather than wait for a possible independence referendum years from now.
罗布·吉利斯 多伦多 —— 加拿大总理马克·卡尼周二表示，魁北克应专注于当前的经济挑战，而不是等待数年后可能举行的独立公投，此前一天分离主义政党魁北克党重新执政。卡尼表示，他将通过“合作联邦制”与魁北克合作，回应再次举行公投的前景，同时专注于住房负担能力、经济增长、基础设施以及支持受美国总统唐纳德·特朗普关税影响的工人。
ROB GILLIES TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Quebec should focus on immediate economic challenges rather than wait for a possible independence referendum years from now, a day after the separatist Parti Québécois returned to power Carney said he would respond to the prospect of another referendum by working with Quebec through “cooperative federalism” while focusing on affordable housing, economic growth, infrastructure and support for workers affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“这对我们国家至关重要，对魁北克也至关重要，”卡尼说。“现在不是等待几年后可能发生的事情的时候。现在是行动的时候，是大胆作为的时候。”卡尼表示，他周二上午与魁北克省长指定人选保罗·圣皮埃尔·普拉蒙东通了话，向他表示祝贺，并讨论了基础设施资金以及支持该省受美贸易战影响工人的问题。
“This is a crucial time for our country. It is a crucial time for Quebec,” Carney said. “This is not a time to wait for something a few years down the road. It’s the time to act. It’s a time for boldness.”Carney said he spoke Tuesday morning with Quebec Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, congratulated him and discussed infrastructure funding and support for workers in the province affected by the U.S. trade war.
圣皮埃尔·普拉蒙东承诺将就魁北克独立举行另一次公投，但表示将等到特朗普不再任职时。他在胜选演讲中重申了分离主义雄心，称他继续设想魁北克成为一个国家。
St-Pierre Plamondon has pledged to hold another referendum on Quebec independence, but has said he would wait until Trump is no longer in office. He reaffirmed his separatist ambitions in his victory speech, saying he continues to envision Quebec becoming a country.
产业部长梅拉尼·乔利也表示，渥太华将与新魁北克政府合作，同时强调该省面临的经济压力。
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly also said Ottawa would work with the new Quebec government while stressing the economic pressures facing the province.
“目前我们正身处一场贸易战之中，这场战争正影响着魁北克的众多就业岗位，”乔利说道，“我们的目标就是保护魁北克乃至全国的就业机会。”周一，魁北克党赢得了59个席位，距离在拥有127个席位的魁北克省议会中获得多数席位所需的64个席位还差5个。这个少数党政府需要获得反对党的支持才能通过重要法案并顺利通过信任投票。执政八年的魁北克未来联盟则惨遭淘汰，未能赢得任何席位。
“Right now we are in a trade war that is affecting a lot of jobs in Quebec,” Joly said. “Our goal will be to protect jobs in Quebec and across the country.”The Parti Québécois, or PQ, won 59 seats Monday, five short of the 64 needed for a majority in Quebec’s 127-member National Assembly. The minority government will need opposition support to pass key legislation and survive confidence votes. The Coalition Avenir Québec was swept out of power after eight years, failing to win a single seat.
作为卡尼在魁北克的代表及内阁部长，乔尔·莱特邦表示，魁北克党的胜选不应被解读为民众要求脱离加拿大的授权。
Carney’s Quebec lieutenant and Cabinet minister, Joël Lightbound, said that the PQ victory shouldn’t be interpreted as a mandate to leave Canada.
“脱离加拿大的授权必须通过公投来实现，因此昨天（周一）只是一次选举，而非公投，”他说道。莱特邦还表示，联邦政府将继续倡导“魁北克留在加拿大内会发展得更好”这一理念。此次魁北克省选举结束后不到两周，艾伯塔省民众将于10月19日投票决定是否就脱离加拿大举行公投。
“A mandate for separation needs to go through a referendum, so yesterday (Monday) was an election, not a referendum,” he said. Lightbound said that Ottawa would continue making the case that “Quebec is stronger within Canada.”The Quebec result comes less than two weeks before Albertans vote Oct. 19 on whether to hold a referendum on separation from Canada.
在卡尼政府正努力应对特朗普实施的关税政策及其对加拿大的种种威胁之际，魁北克省的选举以及即将到来的艾伯塔省公投再次引发了人们对加拿大国家统一的担忧。
The Quebec election and the approaching Alberta vote have renewed questions about Canadian unity as Carney’s government confronts Trump’s tariffs and threats against the country.
据麦吉尔大学政治学教授丹尼尔·贝兰德介绍，目前支持魁北克独立的比例仍维持在30%左右，这一数值从历史标准来看处于较低水平。他表示，周一的选举更多是选民希望赶走执政的魁北克未来联盟，而非因为民众对独立的支持度有所上升。
Support for Quebec independence remains at about 30%, low by historical standards, according to Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University. He said that Monday’s election was driven more by voters wanting to oust the governing Coalition Avenir Québec than by increased support for sovereignty.