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Canada election: Party leaders campaign in Quebec as world reels from Trump's tariffs
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The Liberal, NDP and Conservative leaders are all holding events in Quebec this morning.
We'll also hear from Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who is fighting to maintain support that polls suggest is bleeding to the Liberals.
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Liberals' path to government likely runs through Quebec
Kate McKenna
I'm Kate McKenna, a senior Parliamentary reporter. I moved to Ottawa in 2023, after covering Quebec for most of a decade.
As Jenna noted, the day after appearing on the Radio-Canada special Cinq chefs, une élection, the federal party leaders will get a chance to keep practising their French with campaign stops in Quebec.
In a media roundup this morning, some Francophone outlets noted Carney's at-times shaky performance in his second language, but also noted his commitment to work on his spoken French if elected prime minister.
The Liberals appear to be gaining ground in Quebec, which has 78 seats — the second-largest provincial seat count, behind only Ontario. CBC's Poll Tracker has them poised to win between 41 and 50 seats in la belle province.
The path to a Liberal government likely runs through Quebec, but the Bloc's Blanchet repeatedly questioned Carney's ability to advocate for Quebecers, and the Liberal leader will face another test in the French-language debate later this month, where his opponents will likely be more aggressive.
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Hello! I'm Jenna and I'm your morning live page writer.
All the major party leaders are campaigning in Quebec today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet are speaking at 9:30 a.m. ET, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is on at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Carney is in Montreal, where he'll make an announcement; Singh will be in the city's Verdun neighbourhood; Blanchet will hold a press conference in Vaudreuil-Dorion; and Poilievre, also holding a press conference, will be in the city of Trois-Rivières.
The Liberals have gained a lot of ground in Quebec over these last few months, in particular eating away at support for the Bloc Québécois, which at one point looked like it had a good chance of becoming the Official Opposition.
Last night, Carney, Singh, Blanchet, Poilievre and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault took part in Radio-Canada's Cinq chefs, une élection party leader interviews — all live and in French — where Trump, the economy and language laws took centre stage.
You can read my colleague Verity's story about it here.
