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Quebec election campaign entering final week as voters start to cast early ballots
Advance voting drew early turnout as residents cited the economy, cost of living and language rules as top concerns, election officials said.
- On Sunday and Monday, Quebecers headed to advance polling stations, including one at the Montreal science centre, to cast early ballots ahead of the Oct. 5 provincial election.
- Language policy and the economy remain central voter concerns; in Westmount, residents criticized Bill 96, which restricts government communications in English, though poll workers provided bilingual service.
- Coalition Avenir Leader Christine claimed American officials might intervene to support the Parti Québécois, but rivals dismissed the warnings and she later backtracked, saying there was no evidence of interference.
- Major party leaders met Sunday night on Radio-Canada's weekly talk show; Quebec Liberals Leader Charles Milliard and Parti leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon attacked Christine's leadership following the interference controversy.
- Advance polling continues gaining popularity; in the 2022 provincial election, one-third of the 66 per cent of eligible voters cast early ballots, with voters having until Oct. 5 to participate.
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Economy, language and health on Quebec voters' minds at advance polling
Five parties are expecting to win seats in the election — Christine Fréchette's Coalition Avenir Québec, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois, Charles Milliard's Quebec Liberals, Éric Duhaime's Quebec Conservatives and Ruba Ghazal's Québec Solidaire.
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left17Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution71% Left
Bias Distribution
- 71% of the sources lean Left
71% Left
L 71%
C 29%
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