Francois Legault

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard accused Coalition Avenue Quebec Leader François Legault of scaring people with his immigration policies in Quebec’s first leadership debate Thursday evening in Montreal, calling out his political rival for proposing an “expulsion test” on new arrivals.

Just north of Montreal, between the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentian Mountains, is a Quebec nationalist heartland where cynicism about politics reigns and labour shortages are beginning to sting.

The perennially divisive topic of language politics surfaced on the Quebec campaign trail on Friday, September 7, 2018, as the leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec promised his government would force new immigrants to leave the province if they don't learn French within three years.

Promises to seniors and local farmers were overshadowed on Day 14 of the provincial election campaign after a Parti Quebecois candidate was formally charged with impaired driving and refusing to obey a police officer.

By all means, it should be an interesting campaign, yet the promises — from all parties, not just the Liberals — are so milquetoast, nearly 40 per cent of Quebecers remain undecided about who to vote for in October.

The leaders of Quebec's main political parties spoke in unison on Friday, August 31, 2018, to defend supply management and send a message to federal negotiators as they held free-trade talks with their U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C.

A Coalition Avenir Quebec star candidate was forced to clarify his remarks on Sunday, September 2, 2018, after a claim he that he'd witnessed political interference during his career as a police officer made waves on the Quebec campaign trail.

In an interview with National Observer on the campus of McGilll University in downtown Montreal, Quebec polling analyst Philippe J. Fournier said that François Legault’s party should not rest on their laurels yet.

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.

The Coalition Avenir Quebec is standing firm on a promise to raise the minimum age for cannabis consumption in the province to 21.

An added element in the Oct. 1 election is that for the first time in a long time, the topic of Quebec sovereignty won't be a primary voting issue, writes Toula Drimonis. All parties have declared their intent not to make it a point of contention — even the PQ.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has confirmed the provincial election campaign will begin earlier than expected.

There's speculation that Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard may trigger Quebec's general election campaign several days earlier than planned.

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.