In Quebec, voters are choosing between five parties, including the separatist Parti Québécois, which promises to hold a referendum in its first mandate — at least, as soon as U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon inserted that caveat early in the campaign, when it looked like the incumbent party, the Coalition Avenir Québec, might rebound under its new leader, Christine Fréchette. The former minister of the economy had leveraged Canada’s trade troubles with Trump to her advantage, appearing with Carney at several press conferences and playing to voters’ desire for security in uncertain times. She was rewarded by a bump in the polls — and speculation that she might even eke out a victory.
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