Francois Legault seeks majority despite drop in polls since start of campaign
MONTREAL — When the Quebec election was called Aug. 23, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault sat atop the polls and the race was his to lose.
As the 39-day campaign dragged on, Legault saw his lead evaporate to the point where polls showed the Coalition tied with Philippe Couillard’s incumbent Liberals a week out from Monday’s election.
Then something changed.
Instead of heading to Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City as planned last Monday, he swung well north, shaking hands with supporters in Amos one day and donning safety gear at a construction site in Chibougamau the next.