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October 23 2026
Québecers go to the polls on October 5th in one of the most wide open and unpredictable provincial elections in recent memory. It could result in something the province hasn’t seen in more than 20 years – a Parti Québécois government.
On the latest episode of In Bed with the Elephant, host Adrian Harewood sits down with Canadian politics expert Daniel Béland, the James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the upcoming election.
The last time Quebec had a sovereigntist party in power was in 2014. A PQ government, whether a minority or majority, could pose a real challenge to the Canadian federation and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda.
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