Despite a strong second mandate and 89 elected officials out of 125, the red lights have been lighting up on the CAQ dashboard for months. The most spectacular is his shock defeat at the hands of the PQ in Jean-Talon.
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More worrying for the CAQ is the drop in its support since the spring and the increase in the rate of dissatisfaction. François Legault’s party continues to lose weight to the Parti Québécois – two communicating electoral vessels.
A Pallas Data survey carried out for Qc125 and News even places the PQ at 1er ranked for the first time in ten years. At 30%, he would be ahead of the CAQ by 6 points.
The next Léger will say if this is the case. However, the trend in recent months is that the PQ is rising while the CAQ is falling.
Disenchantment + PSPP effect
In addition to the crooked public services, over the course of poorly put together files, including the broken promise of the third link and the subsidy of 5-7 million to a hockey team, a certain disenchantment sets in with Mr. Legault and his troops .
The PSPP “effect” did the rest. Perceived as an authentic and calm leader, PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon establishes his party as the alternative to the CAQ. For a dying party, the resurrection is notable.
In reaction to the poll, Prime Minister Legault took sole responsibility for it. “I am very aware that Quebecers are angry with me,” he said, “and I will try to do better to regain their trust.”
The confession, too, is notable. He admits to having lost the confidence of Quebecers while noting that they are angry with him. Not just disappointed, but downright angry.
A lake on the shoulder
Clearly, the Prime Minister, his caucus and his Council of Ministers greatly need to escape the inevitable bubble in which second-term governments too often find themselves.
All these beautiful people would be wise to get together for some serious brainstorming. A weekend retreat in nature. Question of talking to each other in the whites of the eyes. In Quebec politics, we call it a shoulder-wreck. In the circumstances, this would be the minimum.