Election 2026: Two Days Before the Vote, the PQ Holds the Lead, the PCQ Hits 20% and the CAQ Keeps Sliding
Election 2026: Two Days Before the Vote, the PQ Holds the Lead, the PCQ Hits 20% and the CAQ Keeps Sliding. Summary of the final Léger poll, the Route127 and Qc125, as of October 3, 2026.
Party Financial Frameworks: Comparative Grid
Party Financial Frameworks: Comparative Grid: The PCQ column is based on its platform, as its financial framework had not yet been released. Election day is October 5, 2026.
The PQ still first, the CAQ slips to third at 21%, the PCQ at its all-time high at 17%
Two polls released 24 hours apart Léger, Le Journal de Québec, TVA and Pallas Data point to the same reading: the Parti Québécois holds first place without gaining ground, the Liberal Party and the Coalition Avenir Québec are fighting for second inside the margin of error, and the Conservative Party of Québec posts the highest score Léger has ever measured. Election day is set for October 5, 2026.
Electoral Platform of the Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ)
Éric Duhaime’s PCQ unveiled its electoral platform in a series of staggered announcements between August 13 and 20, 2026, ahead of the official campaign launch, under the slogan « Oser pour vrai » (“Dare for real”). Five priority pillars emerge: reducing the size of the state (a $47B plan over 5 years), taxation, health care, construction/regulation, and family/autonomy.
Quebec Polls: PQ Leads the Race, But Support for a Referendum Remains Limited
Quebec’s latest public opinion polls reveal an important political paradox. While the Parti Québécois (PQ) continues to lead voting intentions and is currently projected to win a majority government, a clear majority of Quebecers still oppose sovereignty if a referendum were held today.