PQ consolidates its lead over CAQ, according to a Pallas poll

Photo: Jacques Boissinot The Canadian Press The PQ would now benefit from a lead over the CAQ in all regions of Quebec, even in Greater Montreal, according to the Pallas Data poll, commissioned by “Qc125”.

Caroline Plante – The Canadian Press

Published at 3:57 p.m.

• Québec

The Parti Québécois (PQ) is consolidating its lead over the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), suggests a Pallas Data poll published Tuesday.

The poll commissioned by “Qc125” and “L'actualité” was conducted on September 26 among 1,111 Quebec adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 3%, 19 times out of 20.

At the start of this parliamentary session, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's PQ has garnered 34% of voting intentions (+1% since June), compared to only 22% for the CAQ, which is marking time, according to the poll results.

The PQ are therefore the ones who are profiting from the CAQ's setbacks, which have had to absorb the successive losses of its superminister Pierre Fitzgibbon and its MNA Youri Chassin.

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The latter made a sensational statement two weeks ago to denounce the government's budgetary choices and the record deficit of $11 billion.

The CAQ also faced criticism from Hydro-Québec CEO Michael Sabia on its energy choices, and from opposition parties on the development of the battery sector and public aid granted to Northvolt.

With 34% support, the PQ would therefore have every chance of forming a majority government, according to Pallas Data.

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From Paris, where he is on an economic mission, the premier and leader of the CAQ, François Legault, suggested that Quebecers can expect positive societal changes between now and the next election.

“For me, what's important is the results, and I find what we're doing in the economy exciting. So, we're going to look at the results. There are two years left,” he declared in a press scrum.

“They say that six months is an eternity in politics, so there are four eternities left,” he added.

For its part, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), which is still without a leader, would obtain 18% of the support. The Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ) would garner a score of 14%, while Québec solidaire (QS) would close the ranks with 12% of voting intentions.

The PQ would now benefit from a lead over the CAQ in all regions of Quebec, even in Greater Montreal, where Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is filling up with supporters in the “450”. He would thus garner the support of 42% of French-speaking voters.

“There is a survey that has just come out that indicates that the Parti Québécois is still the favourite party, the favourite party of Quebecers. That is encouraging,” reacted the PQ MNA for Jean-Talon, Pascal Paradis, on Tuesday.

“We are a small team, we work very hard. […] The polls, […] they will fluctuate. That is not what guides our actions on a daily basis. But, as we were saying, it is encouraging. So, it is good news for us at the midpoint of the mandate,” he added.