Quebec votes: Advanced voting almost doubles compared with last election
But the Tory leader said that despite the high polling numbers –the Conservatives are polling at between 16 and 19 per cent depending on the survey –his party isn’t assured of winning a single seat in the 125-seat legislature because of the distribution of the vote and the fact there is a tight, four-way race between the four main opposition parties.
Meanwhile, two of Quebec’s main party leaders were travelling on Monday to the Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, which is in cleanup mode after a battering from post-tropical storm Fiona. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon visited the eastern Quebec island chain to see if there was anything his party could do to help.
He told reporters that recovery efforts seemed well underway, but he said Quebecers hit by natural disasters in the past haven’t received the support they needed.CAQ Leader François Legault is to visit the Îles-de-la-Madeleine riding later in the day. His party hopes to steal the district from the PQ, where the incumbent, Joel Arseneau, is facing a stiff challenge from well-known local mayor and CAQ candidate Jonathan Lapierre.
Speaking to reporters in Montreal, she promised $4 billion for education infrastructure, including $500 million to improve ventilation in schools.
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