CAQ’s victory in Quebec, rise of conservative provincial parties, a ‘wake-up call’ for Trudeau’s Liberals, say Grit MPs

Coalition Avenir Quebec's majority government victory on Oct. 1 follows Doug Ford's Ontario Progressive Conservative victory in June. Meanwhile, Progressive Conservatives may form government in New Brunswick while Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party in Alberta are polling high.

CAQ leader and premier-designate Francois Legault's party won a overwhelming majority government last Monday night, crushing both the Quebec Liberals and Parti Québécois.Photograph courtesy of Francois Legault's Flickr

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BY ABBAS RANA, JOLSON LIM

October 8, 2018

The “restless electorate” has thrown incumbent Liberals out of power in four provinces in the last 16 months, which is “an alarming trend” and a “wake-up call” for the federal Liberals as they prepare for the 2019 federal election, say Liberal MPs and polit...

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