(Laval) The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec believes that he succeeded in winning “the battle of ideas” on the last day of the election campaign. Éric Duhaime foresees hot battles in several regions. His caravan will make several stops between Montreal and Quebec on Sunday, including his first in the riding of Beauce-Nord where his candidate Olivier Dumais risks giving his CAQ opponent a hard time.
Posted at 11:14 a.m.
Updated at 2:04 p.m.
“I think we’re going to surprise when we open the ballot boxes,” said the Conservative leader in his last press conference of the campaign.
I think that our vote is underestimated at the present time and I am confident that tomorrow we will cause surprise in many ridings as much for the first places as for the second places.
Éric Duhaime, leader of the PCQ
He expects a close result in several ridings in the Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches regions and believes that the Conservatives will be competitive in Centre-du-Québec, Mauricie, 450, Abitibi and Lac-Saint-Jean. .
“We will have to look at how many seats we will win, what percentage we will achieve nationally, but also in how many constituencies the Conservative Party will finish second, in how many regions the Conservative Party will finish second because that means say that we are going to be the alternative for the next [élection]. »
He recalled that the Conservatives started “with a slap and a boot”, that is to say that they did not benefit from the same resources as the other four main parties. In one year, the PCQ succeeded in creating 125 constituency associations and fielding as many candidates. The party’s rallies aren’t running out of steam either as the weeks go by.
“You saw, the biggest rally in the West Island of Montreal, it was not the Liberal Party that had it, it was the Conservative Party of Quebec,” noted the Conservative leader. . For him, this is a sign that his party has become “a credible alternative in the eyes of a growing number of Anglophones and allophones”.
Legault “tries to buy the election”
In a video posted on social media on Saturday, the leader of the Coalition avenir Québec, François Legault reminded voters that he would “send a check for $400 to $600” if his party once again forms a government.
Éric Duhaime hopes that Quebecers will not bite “the caquiste hook”. “It’s always sad to see a politician trying to buy the election, who thinks the voters are for sale,” he said. […] He’s going to return us a fraction of what he’s going to fetch too much from our pockets. That’s the reality. »
The Conservative leader made a stop in Saint-Hyacinthe where a hundred galvanized supporters were waiting for him. He then stopped at Daveluyville. Two other stops are planned on this last day of the electoral campaign in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and finally in the riding of Chauveau where Éric Duhaime hopes to be elected.