Quebec election campaign focuses on immigration, language, and economic performance

The second week of Quebec's provincial election campaign closed with intense political debates centred on immigration, French language protection, and recent employment drops. Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faced sharp criticism from rivals after attributing school overcrowding and the decline of French to immigration levels, citing data that included Quebec-born children of immigrants. Quebec solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal accused him of scapegoating immigrant students to deflect from historical education underfunding. Meanwhile, party leaders addressed broader economic concerns following Statistics Canada reports showing Quebec lost 19,000 jobs in August amidst ongoing trade tensions.

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