In rural Quebec, the wave looks red

This region is not that influential in terms of policy, but its role as a bellwether is significant.

Right now, Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, is the Teflon man, which could spell potential victory for Liberal candidates in Quebec’s Lower St. Lawrence ridings, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

April 2, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—We are far from the real action of the election here in the Lower St. Lawrence, and with only three seats in a region stretching hundreds of kilometres between the river and the American border to New Brunswick, we don't have much influence.

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