Two days before the general election, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois invites the “undecided” to have “a great political chat between the generations” on the “future” of Quebec.
“Let’s talk about politics as a family this weekend. We need that to make the best decision possible, ”said the spokesperson for Québec solidaire during a press briefing in downtown Gatineau on Saturday.
And the political leader “is counting on young people to talk about Quebec solidaire around them”. The progressive, environmentalist and separatist political party has the support of 39% of voters aged 18 to 34, 18% of voters aged 35 to 54 and 4% of voters aged 55 and over, according to a Léger poll conducted for the Journal de Montréal, TVA and QUB (September 27).
QS proposes an “intergenerational solidarity project where everyone builds together a Quebec where no one is afraid of growing old” despite the crises: the climate crisis; the crisis of care for the elderly… hammered Mr. Nadeau-Dubois, who was for the occasion accompanied by the solidarity candidate in Hull, Mathieu Perron-Dufour.
“Modulate” promises
To voters concerned about certain aspects of Québec solidaire’s electoral platform, such as the tax on net assets exceeding $1 million, “GND” specifies that any government is called upon to “modify” the promises it has made election campaign.
“If we are elected on October 3, it is generally this plan that we will put in place. All governments listen to the people when they take power to modulate their promises. This applies to all the commitments of all the parties, ”he argued two days before the election.
“But our proposal is clear. Our vision is clear. There are people in Quebec who can do more. The richest 5% can contribute a little more so that we have a better society”, he continued, again inviting voters to use the “solidarity calculator” to measure the impact of solidarity promises on their portfolio.
“Momentum” in Hull
The QS campaign bus made an 18-hour stop in Gatineau.
The left-wing party is counting on the voters of Hull to elect the first united deputy from the Outaouais region to the National Assembly, that is to say Mathieu Perron-Dufour, who leads “one of the surprising at the moment in Quebec,” according to Mr. Nadeau-Dubois. “Imagine the breath of fresh air after the Liberal domination, after the disappointment of the Caquiste in recent years to have a united voice in the National Assembly of Quebec to talk about the housing crisis, to talk about public transport…”, said launched the QS spokesperson, the day after a rally of some 250 sympathizers in solidarity.
The election of caquistes Mathieu Lacombe (Papineau), Robert Bussière (Gatineau) and Mathieu Lévesque (Chapleau) in 2018 did not result in “really significant changes” in the Outaouais, added Mr. Perron-Dufour. The graduate of a doctorate in economics from the University of Massachusetts says he benefits from a “machine that is very well oiled” by “dozens of volunteers who are active everywhere”.
The race is won in advance for the professor in the social sciences department of the University of Quebec in Outaouais. The riding of Hull has been represented in the National Assembly by a member of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1956, except from 1976 to 1981 (Parti québécois). According to the statistical model of the electoral projection site Qc125, the PLQ is still in the lead in terms of voting intentions (30%), followed by the Coalition avenir Québec (26%), Québec solidaire (24%), the Parti québécois (13 %) and the Conservative Party of Quebec (7%).