PQ on verge of majority government with a week to election day, polls suggest

With three new polls suggesting the Parti Québécois is flirting with majority status in next week’s provincial election, leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said a majority would allow his party to launch a referendum — without actually saying the word referendum on Monday.

St-Pierre Plamondon said his party was putting “the pedal to the metal” to gain enough support in the final six days of campaigning.

“The difference between a majority and a minority is not only the stability of a government … it’s also the chance to fulfil our commitments,” he told reporters on a stop in Richmond in the Eastern Townships.