CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette's record comes under attack early in Quebec debate
Opposition leaders used the debate to attack the CAQ’s record on the economy, taxes and public services, with 4 party leaders on stage.
- During Tuesday's televised debate in Montreal, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette faced immediate scrutiny as rivals criticized the party's eight-year governance record and linked the new leader to François Legault.
- The CAQ underwent a rebrand this campaign to distance itself from Legault, but opponents repeatedly recalled spending fiascos like Northvolt, SAAQclic, and the digital health project SIFA.
- Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon slammed "CAQ waste," citing an analysis that SIFA could cost $1 billion rather than $96 million, while Liberal Leader Charles Milliard claimed this overspending "is hurting the province's health network."
- Fréchette disputed the SIFA figures, pointing to the minister of cybersecurity's rejection of the report, and attacked St-Pierre Plamondon for being absent during his own platform unveiling.
- With provincial voters heading to polls on October 5, party leaders prepare for a second televised debate this Wednesday, where candidates will continue addressing the economy, taxes, and public services.
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Quebec party leaders spar as first debate of election campaign gets underway
MONTREAL — Quebec party leaders are facing off in the first major campaign debate. Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette, Liberal Leader Charles Milliard, Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime and Québec solidaire’s Ruba Ghazal’s greeted their cheering supporters as they stepped off their buses ahead of their first head-to-head meeting.
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