MONTREAL - Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon.
The former high-profile cabinet minister in Fran莽ois Legault's Coalition Avenir Qu茅bec quit politics in September 2024.
The Terrebonne riding had been held by Fitzgibbon since the Coalition Avenir Qu茅bec formed government in 2018, but it had previously been a stronghold of the sovereigntist Parti Qu茅b茅cois going back to 1976.
The PQ has been atop the polls in Quebec, and leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has been campaigning hard to reclaim the riding with his candidate, party president Catherine Gentilcore.
Legault's party is putting up Alex Gagn茅, president of a Quebec organization fighting for student success.
The ballot includes a total of nine candidates to fill the only vacant seat at the 125-seat legislature.
The race for the empty seat takes place amid trade tensions between Canada and the United States.聽
The byelection was called when Legault was in Washington in an attempt to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on 春色直播 products.
Legault's party holds 86 seats in the legislature, followed by the Quebec Liberals at 19, Qu茅bec Solidaire at 12, the PQ at four seats and three Independents.
This report by 春色直播was first published March 17, 2025.
