High inflation, immigration and the environment dominated the final question period of the session, as Quebec’s parties seek to position themselves ahead of October’s election
The Quebec legislature is rising for the summer and concluding its final session today before Quebeckers head to the polls in the fall.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault and his Coalition Avenir Quebec party are polling strongly – consistently higher than 40 per cent, more than double the support of their opponents. The Opposition Liberal Party, which plans to release its election platform this weekend, says Legault has not done enough to help Quebeckers deal with inflation, to protect the environment or to improve the health-care system.
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