Issues
The policy questions shaping Quebec’s 2026 election campaign.
Health and social services
Access to primary care, family doctors and NPs, emergency rooms, surgery, mental health, home care, and the performance of Santé Québec.
Cost of living and purchasing power
Prices for food, gasoline, housing and everyday goods, disposable income, and measures aimed at protecting purchasing power.
Affordable housing and access to housing
Availability and price of rental housing, construction, social and community housing, access to homeownership, and tenant protection.
Immigration, integration and capacity
Permanent and temporary immigration levels, asylum seekers, francization, economic selection, regionalization and pressure on public services.
Economy, productivity and employment
Growth, private investment, productivity, innovation, small and medium-sized businesses, wages, employment and Quebec's competitiveness.
Trade with the United States and tariffs
Response to U.S. tariffs, protection of exposed sectors, market diversification and the resilience of supply chains.
Public finances, deficit and debt
Return to a balanced budget, spending levels, debt, the Generations Fund, and the capacity to fund public services.
Taxation and value for money in public services
Income tax, other taxes, credits, user fees, and the public's perception of the level of service received in exchange for what they pay.
Education, student success and staff shortages
Academic success, quality of teaching, teacher shortages, legally unqualified staff, support for students, and curriculum reform.
Childcare and family support
Access to CPEs and daycares, subsidized spaces, waiting lists, the childcare-educator workforce, and financial support for families.
French language
Use of French at work and in services, francization, the language of government administration, education, and the linguistic integration of newcomers.
State secularism, accommodations and social harmony
Application and scope of the state's secularism rules, religious symbols, religious accommodations, and rules for social harmony.
Sovereignty and Quebec's constitutional future
Quebec independence, the possibility of a referendum, Quebec–Canada relations, and the province's constitutional powers.
Climate and greenhouse-gas emissions reduction
Emissions-reduction targets, road transport, industry, the carbon market, electrification and the cost of the transition.
Climate adaptation and resilience
Protection against flooding, heat, wildfires, drought, coastal erosion, and the adaptation of infrastructure and buildings.
Energy, Hydro-Québec and electricity capacity
New hydroelectric and wind capacity, energy efficiency, electricity rates, the transmission network, and energy-development choices.
Transportation, mobility and infrastructure
Road maintenance, public transit, major projects, regional mobility, congestion, and sustainable funding for transportation networks.
Homelessness, poverty and mental health
Homelessness prevention, shelters, supportive housing, mental health, addiction, and the income of vulnerable people.
Public safety and justice
Gun violence, organized crime, prevention, neighbourhood safety, intimate-partner violence, justice, and access to the courts.
Regions, workforce and natural resources
Worker shortages, regional vitality, mining, forestry, agriculture, local processing, and the sharing of economic benefits.
Relations with First Nations and Inuit
Nation-to-nation relations, consultation, rights and territories, culturally safe public services, economic development, and implementation of the Viens Commission's recommendations.