Paul St-Pierre Plamondon criticized Ford, who for the past two days has been urging Quebecers to reject the PQ for the good of Canada. Ford said he did not regret using the word “disaster.”“No, they’re separatists, he’s (St-Pierre Plamondon) going to call a referendum, if, God forbid, he gets elected,” Ford said. The PQ leader noted recent history when Ford tried to recruit doctors from Quebec as tense negotiations between doctors groups and the provincial government went off the rails. For his part, St-Pierre Plamondon says that a sovereign Quebec would maintain close ties with Canada. The PQ leader promises to hold a sovereignty referendum by 2030 if he wins the October provincial election.