Quebec hasn’t been a stronghold of conservatism in Canada in recent years. Quite the opposite. That’s why the rapid rise of the province’s Conservative Party is attracting considerable attention.
Conservative Party of Québec (PCQ) Leader Éric Duhaime, who gained fame as a conservative radio host and columnist, partly attributes the development to what he sees as a paradigm shift from a focus on language to one on issues related to freedom.
Duhaime says the PCQ is filling a “vacuum” left by opposition parties that didn’t push back when the provincial government imposed some of Canada’s most stringent COVID-19 restrictions….