Quebec party leaders to take the stage for final debate of election campaign

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Global News · collected 2026-09-23 · by Globalnews Digital

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Quebec party leaders are set to participate in their third and final debate of the current election campaign on Monday evening at 8 p.m., hosted by Radio-Canada. The event will cover five main themes: Quebec's future, economic matters, tax cuts versus public service funding, childcare policies, and health care. Recent discussions have centered around potential post-election alliances between parties if no single party achieves a majority. Polls indicate the Parti Québécois as the frontrunner but predict a minority government outcome is most probable.
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Story summary

Quebec party leaders participated in their third and final debate on October 4, hosted by Radio-Canada at 8 p.m., as the provincial election campaign drew to a close ahead of the October 5 vote. The debate focused on five key issues: Quebec's future, the economy, tax cuts and public service reductions, childcare policies, and healthcare. Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon emphasized his party’s commitment to holding an independence referendum if re-elected, despite opposition from other leaders like Conservative Éric Duhaime who vowed to block such a vote. Polls suggest the Parti Québécois remains the frontrunner but faces a likely minority government scenario, with Léger polling showing the PQ at 29%, the Liberal party at 23%, and the governing Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) trailing at 20%.

Written for “Quebec Election Campaign Debate” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Quebec Election Campaign Debate
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⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 26% hedged 10 of 39 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the final debate of the Quebec provincial election campaign featuring all five party leaders on the same date.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 5 📰 publisher trust 64
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Topics

B.C. Conservative Parti Québécois Quebec Radio-Canada

Subjects

Quebec GPE · 3× B.C. GPE · 2× Conservative NORP · 1× David Eby PERSON · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Parti Québécois ORG · 1× Paul St-Pierre Plamondon PERSON · 1× Radio-Canada ORG · 1× Transcona GPE · 1× Éric Duhaime PERSON · 1×

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3rd minister for David Eby announces they will not run in B.C. election - Transcona would be a ‘legal drama’ if Coun. Russ Wyatt re-elected, union says - B.C. election ‘isn’t wanted’: Reaction pours in to David Eby’s announcement Quebec voters go to the polls on Oct. 5.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23
🔮 The debate will be hosted by Radio-Canada at 8 p.m. and will feature all five party leaders.
2026-09-23 · Global News
Quebec party leaders to take the stage for final debate of election campaign · mixed framing

Claims (7 extracted, 2 hedged)

Quebec party leaders are gearing up for their third and final debate of the provincial election campaign in the evening. asserted
leaders → gear → evening
The debate will be hosted by Radio-Canada at 8 p.m. and will feature all five party leaders. asserted
debate → host → leaders
Leaders will spar on five themes: the future of Quebec, the economy, cuts to taxes and public services, childcare, and health. asserted
Leaders → spar → taxes
Get daily National news The party leaders have faced questions in recent days about potential alliances if no party succeeds in forming a majority. asserted
party → get → majority
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said Monday that an alliance was out of the question, after his rivals suggested his ideas are similar to those of Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime. - Number of Ontario LTC homes requiring ‘exceptional circumstance’ bail outs growing - uncertain
Number → say → outs
3rd minister for David Eby announces they will not run in B.C. election - Transcona would be a ‘legal drama’ if Coun. Russ Wyatt re-elected, union says - B.C. election ‘isn’t wanted’: Reaction pours in to David Eby’s announcement Quebec voters go to the polls on Oct. 5. asserted
voters → announce → Oct.
Poll aggregator Qc125 suggests the Parti Québécois remains the front-runner but that a minority outcome remains the most likely scenario. uncertain
outcome → suggest → ?
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