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But the following months proved hard on the party, which lost ground in the polls, especially to the ADQ. The general election of 26 March confirmed this rise in the fortunes of the ADQ, which had been founded in on a moderate conservative platform and had, over the years, gained favour with a growing number of Quebecers who did not want another referendum.
On 27 June , Pauline Marois was elected PQ party leader by acclamation, thus becoming the first woman to hold this position. Neither of these bills was ever passed by the National Assembly, because they were unconstitutional.
One of them, Jean-Martin Aussant, called for her resignation and even went so far as to create a new sovereignist party, Option Nationale, in September Tabled in November , this charter Bill 60 affirmed the values of State secularism and religious neutrality; one of its provisions would have banned the wearing of religious symbols by government employees, including staff of daycare centres and hospitals.
Believing that she now had the chance to secure a majority mandate, Marois called a general election on 5 March , only 18 months after the election that had brought her to power with a minority. But she lost her bet: on 7 April , the Liberal Party, under its new leader, Philippe Couillard , won 70 out of seats, leaving its main opponents trailing far behind.
Five candidates confirmed they would run, including returning hopefuls Alexandre Cloutier and Martine Ouellet. Daniel Poliquin, Extraordinary Canadians. Mario Cardinal, Point de rupture. Search The Canadian Encyclopedia. Remember me. I forgot my password. Why sign up? Create Account. Suggest an Edit. The Liberals made no gains last night. These should have flipped to the CAQ and the PQ, especially if Liberal support was indeed below 1 in 5 French-speakers, as the polls suggested.
Laval, a bellwether region, mostly stuck with the Liberals as well. The failure of Mr. Charest to be re-elected in his riding of Sherbrooke stands out as a particularly difficult defeat for the Liberals to swallow. But most of the other high-profile Liberal incumbents managed to be re-elected, so the Liberals should not be flat-footed in the National Assembly when the new government is sworn in.
The CAQ did just about as well as expected with That kind of performance, however, was exactly what Mr. Legault was hoping to avoid. There was no massive swing towards his party, no great enthusiasm for the brand of change he was peddling.
The CAQ had no wave to ride that could make up for its weak organization and sparse resources. And because of the surprising staying power of the Liberals, the CAQ's vote was highly inefficient. But the CAQ did moderately well for a new party. They made major gains in Quebec City and in central Quebec, as was expected. But they did not sweep these regions as would have been necessary for Mr. Legault to become the leader of the opposition.
A big wave might have given the CAQ a chance at a minority government but even a small one would have benefited the party considerably.
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