Just a few days before elected officials return home for the holidays, the population’s disenchantment with François Legault’s government is confirmed. For a second poll in a row, it is the Parti Québécois which steals the leading position.
The opinion survey, conducted by Léger and published in the Quebecor media, gives no less than 31% of support to the sovereignist political group. The Coalition Avenir Québec, for its part, received 25% of the voting intentions.
This is practically a role reversal since the last Léger survey, published at the end of October. At the time, 30% of Quebecers supported Mr. Legault’s team, compared to 26% for that of Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon.
This morning’s result also confirms the conclusions of a Pallas Data survey published at the end of November in the pages of News. This placed the PQ at the top of the chessboard, a first in almost a decade.
According to Le Léger on Wednesday morning, almost two thirds (63%) of Quebecers are dissatisfied with the work of the Legault government. Almost the majority of them (44%) because the Prime Minister has “failed to improve the health or education system”; more than a third (37%) because of the 30% salary increase that elected representatives of the National Assembly granted themselves this year, in full negotiation with public sector unions.
The decision to grant a subsidy of up to seven million dollars to bring the Los Angeles Kings to Quebec for two preparatory matches also does not pass. In total, 28% of dissatisfied people say it is the main reason behind their disillusionment.
The rise of the PQ in public opinion does not necessarily mean increased popularity of independence. According to the survey, 47% of Quebecers would choose that “Quebec signs the 1982 Canadian constitution and is a Canadian province like the others”, while 34% of them would check the “yes” option.
Behind the PQ and the CAQ, Québec solidaire can rejoice in an increase of two points since the last Léger. The Liberal Party of Quebec and the Conservative Party of Quebec each obtain one point less in voting intentions compared to their last results
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