Montreal versus the rest of Quebec: new divisions ahead of the 2018 election
MONTREAL — For half a century Quebec politics have been dominated by the split between those who wanted to stay inside the Canadian federation and those who wanted out.
But the 10 months leading up to October’s provincial election will be different.
There is a new division in Quebec, between those living in Montreal and citizens elsewhere in the province.
The consistent and sustained rise in the polls of the legislature’s third-largest party, the federalist Coalition Avenir Quebec, reflects this new reality.