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Quebec election campaign enters 26th day

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • September 21, 2026

Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Christine Frechette speaks at the electoral summit in Quebec City hosted by Quebec's union of municipalities, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Quebecers are going to the polls for a general election on Oct. 5. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

MONTREAL -- Quebec political leaders are entering their 26th day on the hustings, as the election campaign enters its final two-week stretch.

Quebec businesses are on the agenda, as Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Christine Frechette plans to tour a cabinetry company in Coaticook, Que., south of Sherbrooke.

Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is expected in the off-island Montreal suburb of Sainte-Therese at the Paccar heavy-duty truck assembly plant.

The appearances follow a weekend marked by debates over fracking in the province and warnings of an ideological convergence between the Parti Quebecois and Conservatives, as framed by their opponents.

Party leaders for the CAQ, Liberals and PQ also made promises to boost shipping, forestry and the birthrate, respectively, while Quebec solidaire pledged to end blind bidding in home purchases.

Quebec voters go to the polls on Oct. 5.

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