Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

On Nov. 2, 1,131 cities, towns, and villages, and 87 regions in Quebec will go to the polls.

The highest-profile race is no doubt the City of Montreal, where incumbent Projet Montréal administration’s Luc Rabouin, left, is facing off against Ensemble Montréal’s Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a former federal Liberal minister. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

October 22, 2025

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Quebec is very much a distinct society, and part of its distinct nature revolves around the calendar. In the summer, only Quebec celebrates Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24. This is followed by “moving day,” on July 1, as most leases expire on Canada...

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