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Party leaders questioned on potential alliances on Day 26 of Quebec election campaign

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • September 21, 2026

Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon tours the Agora Declic project, located inside a former Franciscan convent, which will create 144 housing units for young people transitioning out of the youth protection system, during a campaign stop in Montreal on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. Quebec votes in a provincial election on Oct. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL -- Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he's not looking at forming an alliance with the Quebec Conservative party or any other.

St-Pierre Plamondon said today that there's no question of a partnership, with two weeks to go before Quebecers cast their votes on Oct. 5.

Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Christine Frechette doubled down on suggestions that the PQ and the Conservatives are ideologically aligned in areas such as economic austerity.

The Parti Quebecois continues to lead the race in public opinion surveys heading into the campaign's final stretch, but poll aggregator Qc125 suggests a minority government as the most likely scenario.

Frechette did not directly answer a question about whether she's open to potential alliances, but said it was clear Quebecers don't want a referendum on sovereignty.

Liberal Leader Charles Milliard, meanwhile, says he doesn't identify with any of the rival parties and is going all in on winning.

This report by was first published Sept. 21, 2026.