As the CAQ flounders, the Parti Québécois appears to be unstoppable

Federalists should be preparing for the worst as the PQ continues to surge in the polls.

Quebec Premier François Legault’s fall from grace has been precipitous, and the PQ is firming up its separation referendum plans as they await the next election, writes Andrew Caddell.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

September 3, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—While the Aug. 11 Parti Québécois byelection victory in rural Arthabaska didn’t make headlines elsewhere in Canada, it’s big news here. It gave PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon a sixth seat in the National Assembly; the star candidate, Alex Boisson...

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