Mark Carney’s Liberals consolidate lead over Conservatives, polls suggest — but could his shaky French cost him Quebec?
- Mark Carney, the Liberal Leader, rated his spoken French at six out of ten and aims to improve it by the end of his term.
- Pierre Poilievre opposes Quebec's Bill 21 while supporting Quebec's secularism values.
- Jagmeet Singh also opposes Bill 21 and advocates for constitutional challenges against it.
- A recent Leger poll indicates that 44% of decided voters favor the Liberal Party, surpassing the Conservatives at 38%.
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While newcomer and front-runner Mark Carney might be expected to back innovation funding, academics do not expect a loosening of student migration rules any time soon. Mark Carney’s whirlwind start as Canadian prime minister has seen his party surge in the polls against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threats but has provided little time to flesh out the newcomer’s policies on higher education and science. When Justin Trudeau announced his resign…

Federal party leaders are campaigning in Quebec today
OTTAWA — Party leaders will be in Quebec today as the second week of the federal election campaign comes to a close. Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre will hold a press conference in Trois-Rivières, Que., this morning.
Carney rates his French, Poilievre opposes Quebec secularism law: What emerged from Cinq chefs program
French-speaking Canadians got a first taste of how the five main federal party leaders defend their platforms beyond U.S. tariff threats in the span of two hours Thursday night on Radio-Canada's Cinq chefs, une élection program.
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