Election day is less than a week away in Quebec.
Candidates have six days left to pitch to voters ahead of election day on Oct. 5.
Advance polls closed on Monday evening.
Talk of possible U.S. interference in the elections continued to swirl going into the final week of the campaign.
Rivals criticized claims by Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette that American officials might try to support the sovereigntist Parti Québecois to weaken Canada.
Fréchette tried to distance herself from the controversy that has dogged her for days on Monday by blaming members of her own party for trying to get journalists to pursue a story about foreign interference.
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- Voters can bike for free on election day.
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Bike for free on election day
Voters in Greater Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke will be able to use the Bixi and àVélo bike-sharing services for free to cast their ballots next Monday.
Elections Quebec announced Tuesday that the two services would be available on Oct. 5 “to offer citizens an additional transportation option.”
Day 34
Here is where the party leaders are planning to start their day, in order of first appearance:
Charles Milliard (Quebec Liberal Party)
Liberal Leader Charles Milliard will be in Greater Montreal to discuss his “100,000 homes” priority at 8:30 a.m.
He will then stop at Café Crème at 9:40 a.m. and walk to the corner of Fleury Street and Christophe-Colomb Avenue at 10:10 a.m.
At 10:30 a.m., he will take part in a meeting, a tour and a roundtable discussion at the company Illuxi before holding a press conference at noon.
He will then head to Blainville to have lunch at Petinos restaurant at 1 p.m. and participate in a pickleball event at Maurice-Tessier Park at 2:30 p.m.
At 3:45 p.m., he will mingle with the public at the Blainville train station before attending a campaign happy hour at 5:35 p.m. at Café Mondello in Montreal.
Christine Fréchette (Coalition Avenir Québec)
CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette is set to start her day with a press conference at 9 a.m. at Zone Chasse et Pêche/Ecotone Val-d’Or.
She will then meet with elected officials at the Lebel-sur-Quévillon community centre at 1 p.m. and residents at 1:15 p.m.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Parti Québécois)
PQ Leader Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon is expected to begin his day with a press briefing on improving Quebecers’ food security at 10 a.m. at the Place du Village in Sainte-Thérèse.
He will then take a walk and have lunch at Le Montebello bistro at 12:15 p.m.
At 1:15 p.m., he will stop at La Toquade restaurant in Saint-André-Avelin.
Ruba Ghazal (Québec Solidaire)
QS Spokesperson Ruba Ghazal is slated to remain in Montreal to hold a press briefing on intergenerational inequality at 10:30 a.m. at Étienne-Desmarteau Park.
She will then meet with residents of Montreal North at 5:45 p.m. at Saint-Laurent Park.
Éric Duhaime (Quebec Conservative Party)
Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime is set to hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. at the Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce courthouse.
He will then attend a campaign dinner at Microbrasserie La Garnison in Lac-Mégantic at 5 p.m.
The leaders
- Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette hopes to stay premier
- Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon brings party back from the brink
- Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard promises to renew party
- Québec solidaire’s Ruba Ghazal enters first campaign as spokesperson
- Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime vying for seats
