The Coalition Avenir Quebec has boasted that it will have more women than men running in the provincial election campaign — a big change for the party, which opinion polls suggest is leading the governing Liberals.
Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard says he won't be intervening after one of his star candidates compared his Coalition Avenir Quebec rival to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Quebec's political parties wasted little time pitching promises to voters on Friday, August 24, 2018, with families, seniors and school supplies at the forefront on Day 2 of the provincial election campaign.
The Quebec election campaign officially began on Thursday, August 23, 2018, with Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard expressing optimism the message that his party represents stability and sound economic management will resonate with voters.
Quebec's labour movement is gearing up ahead of the October election as it faces the prospect of another four years with limited influence in the provincial government.
I’m less concerned with a proposed immigration policy that ultimately relies on the federal government doing the CAQ's dirty work than the message it communicates, writes Montreal columnist Toula Drimonis.