Category: party leaders

Quebec Election: What Are the Five Main Parties Promising Ahead of Oct 3 Vote?

The Quebec election is on Oct. 3, and for the first time, five parties have a chance of winning at least one seat in the 125-seat legislature. Here is where the parties stand on some major themes.   Economy and cost of living The Coalition Avenir Québec is promising to cut income taxes by a…


Election Campaign Day 16: Promises Include Freshwater Protection, Animal Welfare, and Curbing Tax Evasion

Protecting freshwater, animal welfare, and going after tax evasion were some of the topics that leaders made announcements about on Day 16 of the federal election campaign. In Quebec on Aug. 30, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced that his party will invest $1 billion over a 10-year period to protect and restore Canada’s lakes and…


People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier Denied Participation in the Leaders’ Election Debates

People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier will not join five other political party leaders in the upcoming federal election debate, Leader’s Debates Commissioner David Johnson announced on Aug. 21. Bernier said in a statement he is “disappointed, but not surprised” to learn that he is not invited to the leaders’ debates. “I do not…


Quebec Election: Party Leaders Back on the Hustings After Final Debate of Campaign

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is campaigning in the Montreal area this morning, a day after he faced targeted attacks from his four opponents during the final election debate. Legault had to defend his proposals on climate change, the cost of living, and on the decline of the French language in the exchange broadcast…