The five leaders of the main parties have multiplied public outings, visiting as many constituencies as they wish to win or retain. Some have even traveled thousands of kilometers to take part in many tours in strategic locations. This allowed them to flesh out their main messages one last time, hoping to convince the undecided and mobilize the troops to get Monday’s vote.
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Legault plays the unifying leader card
On the eve of the election, François Legault surrounded himself with 44 CAQ candidates and presented himself as a unifying leader while Quebec is divided over immigration and protecting the French.
On the very last day of the campaign, the outgoing prime minister made a brief stop in Maurice-Richard’s Montréal before heading to Estrie, where heated fighting is expected. In particular, the Caquiste leader traveled to Sherbrooke to lend a hand to his strongest candidate, Caroline St-Hilaire, who is trying to evict Solidarity Christine Labrie. An honor guard of 44 CAQ candidates awaited him as he left the caravan.
“I think we need to bring the people of Quebec together,” he said, noting that women in general have that trait. We’ve talked a lot about immigration, how to protect the French, we have the challenge of bringing everyone together. »
“The actual poll” is Monday, says GND
Taking stock of his first campaign as an up-and-coming Prime Minister, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was confident of making several trips to win. “The real poll is [lundi] ‘ he reported.
“It will be very close in several races,” predicted Québec solidaire co-spokesman alongside Manon Massé. ” [Lundi], the best thing to do for the environment is to vote for Québec solidaire,” he reiterated. GND began its final day of campaign by distributing door hangers at the Verdun Equestrian Center with the help of singer Émile Bilodeau, who came to help. He then took part in a tour of the Jean Talon market with his mount Gouin.
His caravan will have traveled almost 10,000 km in the five weeks of the election campaign, 9283 km to be precise.
An end to the campaign in the north
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While her opponents attended militant rallies and visited endangered horse farms, Dominique Anglade flew to Gaspésie, the Îles-de-la-Madeleine and North-du-Québec.
But bookmakers hardly give liberal candidates a chance in these three regions. His team still places Ungava in the “Top 20” thanks to the candidacy of Tunu Napartuk, former mayor of Kuujjuaq. “To have someone like that in the National Assembly who would be able to carry the voice of the people here would be a first and would bring so much hope to an entire generation,” Ms. Anglade said Sunday during a news conference 1,444KM north of Montreal .
Earlier, she urged voters disappointed by François Legault’s statements to vote for her.
Save the sovereign movement in the east
From Gaspé to Sept-Îles via Jonquière, the leader of the Parti Québécois flew to eastern Quebec to urge voters to send as many independent MPs as possible to the National Assembly to form a strong opposition.
On the eve of the election, the PQ leader admitted that the Avenir Québec coalition risks being in the majority by Monday night. He argues that “the CAQ doesn’t need your voice. But the independence, the defense of the French, yes. He hammered that message into three traditionally blue strongholds, which this time are in jeopardy and could fall into the hands of the CAQ.
Baffled by what he sees as a sympathy movement, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon urged people to vote according to their beliefs. “The future of the independence movement is in the hands of Quebecers,” he said.
Duhaime says he’s underestimated
Amid stagnation in voting intentions, Conservative leader Éric Duhaime insisted his party was “underrated” in the polls.
He said he’s convinced there will be “hot battles” in several races, particularly in the Capitale-Nationale region, where he runs himself.
“I hope that we will not be forced to hold demonstrations to be heard and that we can have MPs in Parliament who can convey our values and then our ideas,” he said.
The Conservative leader’s bus left Laval and returned to Quebec on Sunday, making short stops at Saint-Hyacinthe, Daveluyville and Sainte-Marie in Beauce. Dozens of enthusiastic activists greeted him on each visit.
In Sainte-Marie, where the party had high hopes for candidate Olivier Dumais, the leader’s welcome was particularly warm from 200 supporters.
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