By Murray Sherriffs
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Election day | Quebec | 2026: The question of how voters react to the political promises that have been made during five weeks of campaigning, will be answered tonight.
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In the last 24 hours;
• The Parti Québécois outlined its agenda for the first 100 days after being elected
• The CAQ is advocating for its nationalist “third way”
• The Liberals are warning of the economic risks of independence
• The Conservatives are hoping that at least 20% of voters will go their way
• Quebec Solidaire says that it is the only party not influenced by conservative, right wing ideas
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Quebec is “uninvestable”, when compared to other economies and Andrew Lutfy, head of Groupe Dynamite and Royalmount, is urging a radical improvement of the business climate, if the province wants to afford its hospitals, schools and infrastructure.
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CAQ leader Fréchette says that she should have put greater emphasis on the impact of a referendum; that her team might have spent too much effort detailing party promises, when it ought to have been speaking about the differences between the CAQ and the other parties.
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A man in his 40s died after accidentally falling onto the tracks at the Lionel Groulx metro station on Saturday. Closed-circuit video shows him desperately attempting to climb back onto the platform, before being hit by a train.
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Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lyle Odelein has passed, aged 58 years, of a heart attack.
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Showers / 11º today
Sun / 13º tomorrow
