Quebec election 2018: boring, for once

Only the most fervent political nerd or partisan will be on the edge of their seats on the night of Oct. 1.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard may need to rethink the campaign of his incumbent Liberals, to put an emphasis on new candidates and the team, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

August 29, 2018

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—If there is one word to describe the Oct. 1 election in Quebec, it is: boring. In the wake of the hurly-burly election of Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives in Ontario in June, its neighbour’s contest has all the attraction of watching paint dry. But that is just fine with...

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