There was a time when Legault enjoyed stratospheric support, but those days are past
This coming Monday is election day. According to the latest Léger poll, the CAQ will receive around 37 per cent of the votes. This is exactly the percentage they got in 2018. It will be enough for a second majority mandate, but maybe not the landslide that appeared inevitable before the campaign.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.
Having harvested 25 per cent of the votes and 31 seats in 2018, the Liberal Party of Quebec sat as the Official Opposition in the last parliament. Led by Dominique Anglade, a brilliant engineer and MBA graduate from a Haitian immigrant family, the party is now forecast to lose most of the few predominantly French ridings it currently holds.
The leftist Quebec Solidaire is the only party that could take away the Official Opposition status from the Liberals. However, despite the formidable talents of its co-leader, former student activist Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the party has failed to significantly increase its support, which rests at 16 per cent. A promise to tax buyers of SUVs, in the name of fighting climate change, did not go over well with many voters.
Dominique Anglade is another leader who could face leadership challenges, depending on her party’s score on election night. Potential successors have already been preparing, and if the Liberals fare poorly, the ambitious ones will stand ready at the starting block. However, by running a strong campaign, Anglade probably saved her own seat and her chances of staying on as leader.Article content
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