QUEBEC - The reeling Parti Quebecois suffered its fifth caucus defection in two weeks on Tuesday when backbencher Benoit Charette resigned over concerns a PQ government would hold a sovereignty referendum.Charette, 34, said he had been contemplating his future for a long time and that his decision was not related to the departure of four of his colleagues earlier this month.Quebecers have been turning away from the PQ over the last 15 years, Charette told a news conference in Quebec City.Read More...