Parti Québécois leaders meet in Montreal to discuss election loss, Coalition Avenir Québec wins Ungava riding in recount, Electoral officer to investigate after Quebec riding flips from Liberal to PQ in recount, Recount lands Parti Québécois a 10th National Assembly seat, Quebec elects record number of women candidates in Canada: analysts, Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard set to resign, Legault to lead fresh faces, veteran politicians into legislature. 0000004296 00000 n The Quebec solidaire, on the other hand, has grown significantly since 2014. Politics in Quebec is anything but straightforward, so here’s the skinny: You have the relatively young Coalition Avenir Quebec, less than 10 years old, which was poised on election night to form government—or so say the public opinion polls. READ MORE: Paul Wells — The end of an era, the beginning of—something. 30 0 obj <> endobj

He was a former cabinet minister during his years with the PQ, but co-founded the CAQ as a big-tent party of Quebecers with a promise they would never support a referendum on Quebec sovereignty. With polling numbers under 20 per cent, the PQ could face its worst showing in history. <]/Prev 814104>> The result puts the Parti Québécois in a tie with Québec solidiare in terms of seats at the provinicial legislature, but the PQ becomes the second opposition party at the national assembly because of slightly higher popular vote. There’s the Quebec solidaire, which has two spokespeople but no party leader. h�b```b``�c`a`��af@ aV da�X �,�=�z�I�A������*�Į���h�5yJb�仌CE���Y̢����Ŗ��+-�8|]�w.�. Quebec's chief electoral officer has launched an investigation into possible irregularities after a judicial recount found a Liberal declared the winner Oct. 1 in fact lost to his Parti Québécois rival. But again, she’s not the leader. Coulliard has been leader of his party since 2013, and premier of Quebec since 2014.

13 September 2018 at 20 h 52 min. Paul Wells — The end of an era, the beginning of—something, Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec scores historic win, saying he didn’t want to “feed the immigration debate”. Even if it is still stuck in fourth, polling numbers of 16.5 per cent should be enough for a record showing. The CAQ, on the other hand, campaigned on reducing immigration to 40,000 new arrivals per year, a 20 per cent drop, and would also add language and values testing for those newcomers after three years to see if they can stay. In order to further cut down on hospital wait times, the PQ said it will create clinics without doctors—where nurses and pharmacists will be available for minor emergencies.
There’s the Parti Québécois, which since forming government in 2014, has lost one election, two leaders, and could soon hit a historic low in seat count. Legault has been the leader of the CAQ ever since the party was founded in 2011. It’s currently polling around 33 per cent, so even if the CAQ falls short of a majority, odds are strong it will be the party with the most seats in the national assembly. In fact, Quebecers would have to go back to the mid-1970s (and the Parti Quebecois) for the last time a new party came to power. startxref That’s who members elected as their permanent party leader in 2015, but that didn’t last even a year. ), The PQ would prioritize immigrants who already speak French—no language testing required.

Découvrez votre position dans le paysage politique du Québec Quebec Liberal leader Philippe Couillard, left to right, PQ leader Jean-Francois Lisee, CAQ leader Francois Legault and Quebec Solidaire leader Manon Masse shake hands before their English debate September 17, 2018 in Montreal, Que. And yet, as immigration has become a key election topic, Couillard has come across as a unifier, appearing in ads saying: “No to expulsion. (How to enforce a language test is still a major question mark. (Ryan Remiorz/CP).
The Liberals had 68 seats at the legislature’s dissolution, while the Parti Quebecois had 28, the Coalition Avenir Quebec had 21 and the small, left-leaning Quebec solidaire had three. 30 15 The Liberals also put forward legislation banning face coverings while receiving public services, a move essentially targeting Muslim women who wore niqabs or burkas, but a judge found portions of the new law contravened the Charter of Rights. Provincial elections 2018 – Orford. The way they’ve set it up is if the QS forms government, Massé would be premier and Nadeau-Dubois would be her deputy, which is why she was the “leader” for the election debates. U.S. election: What happens if Trump loses to Biden, but refuses to concede? 0000004407 00000 n 0000001221 00000 n 0000041323 00000 n 0000337356 00000 n This election, they are Nadeau-Dubois and Massé. Big tent aside, his party is most closely identified in this election race for tighter controls on immigration. And they’ll put up $30 million to help with French language training. ET and the first results began to roll in soon after. 0000000016 00000 n The riding of Berthier is located in the Lanaudière region. 0000001550 00000 n

0000019975 00000 n Résumé des engagements des partis politiques au 12 septembre 2018 - RIOCM - page 2 Tous les partis sauf le PLQ s’engagent à off rir un meilleur soutien et une meilleure reconnaissance aux organismes communautaires. October 1, 2018. %%EOF Got it? St. Joseph Communications uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Live, detailed results for Quebec's 2018 provincial election By Maclean's October 1, 2018 Quebec voters went to the polls Monday to decide the shape of their next government.

%PDF-1.3 %���� Élections provinciales du Québec 2018 x Engagements en date du 12 septembre 2018. To help navigate all this, here’s a primer on the leaders, the issues and the horse-race between parties. The QS, meanwhile, says it would triple the budget of a special employment program for immigrants. Reading time: 30 s By Matthew Mccully .