Quebec election commentary - August 27, 2012

Maurice Charland, a professor in the Department of Communication Studies, was on Sun News Network on August 25 to discuss current polls, which put the Parti Québécois in the lead in voting intentions.

Harold Chorney, a professor in the Department of Political Science, comments on the Parti Québécois’s financial framework which was released last week: The Montreal Gazette.

Bruce Hicks, who teaches in the Department of Political Science, says that students think they have more influence on the election than they actually do: Le Journal de Québec. Hicks was also on CJAD Radio on August 23 to discuss the likelihood a referendum will be called if the PQ forms government. Hicks was on Global Montreal’s Evening News on August 24 to comment on the challenge posed by the CAQ in some Liberal strongholds (coverage begins at 6”45”).

20 people recently arrested under charges of corruption have given significant amounts to provincial political parties in the last decade. Guy Lachapelle, a professor in the Department of Political Science, believes that these donations make politicians appear complicit and corrupt: Le Journal de Québec.