QUEBEC CITY, Que. -- The Parti Quebecois is putting sovereignty back on the front burner but without supplying details on just how they'll achieve it.
Pauline Marois said Sunday that independence was at the front-and-centre of the PQ's agenda but offered neither a timeline nor a plan of action on how the party will sell Quebecers on sovereignty.
"Will there be panels, forums, debates?" the PQ leader listed the possibilities during the party's national council, which took place over the weekend in Quebec City.
"Will we invite members of the Bloc Quebecois? Will we work on different proposals together?"
Marois deemed a proposal by ex-MNA Daniel Turp -- to hold a convention that would bring sovereigntists across the province together -- as "interesting."
The weekend's national council united about 500 party supporters and MNAs but was marked by the controversy over Le Quebecois newspaper.
Last Friday, the PQ announced it would pull advertisements from the sovereigntist journal because of comments made by its editor, Patrick Bourgeois, concerning the Plains of Abraham battle re-enactment.
But Marois extended an olive branch to Bourgeois Sunday, saying she would reconsider her decision if he were willing to apologize for his remarks.
"I don't tolerate advocating violence," she said.
Bourgeois found himself the centre of the Plains of Abraham slugfest when he mentioned that some people on his website made statements promoting violence should plans to restage the bloody conflict between British and French forces go forward.
The National Battlefields Commission cancelled the event last week, citing major safety and security concerns.
