Surveys point to another decisive CAQ victory but other parties are hoping for some upsets.
Throughout the night, I’ll be live blogging breaking news, results and reactions.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.René Bruemmer on Dominique Anglade and the Liberals.Michelle Lalonde on Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Québec solidaire.Linda Gyulai on Colin Standish and Balarama Holness.Susan Schwartz / central Montreal.
The CAQ leader went so far as to erase much of the English from the CAQ’s website during the campaign. .Article contentDominique Anglade was uninspiring in the early days of the campaign but seemed to come to life as the CAQ repeatedly made provocative statements about immigrants. If she is re-elected in her own seat , Anglade will have to rebuild. But it’s a tall order considering she made little headway in the two years she has been the leader.Article contentGabriel Nadeau-Dubois has won points with a disciplined campaign focused heavily on climate change.
He tried to woo anglophones but they may be spooked by QS’s push for sovereignty. If elected, the party wants to spend $500 million to develop a constitution for an independent Quebec, which would then be put to a referendum.Article contentWritten off as dead when the election was called, the party of René Lévesque shows signs of life thanks to the campaigning of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.St-Pierre Plamondon’s calm demeanour and firm grasp of issues seem to have impressed voters.
But Conservative support is thinly spread across the province and observers say it only has a chance of winning seats in and around Quebec City and in the Beauce.
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