CAQ, Qubec Solidaire unveil party slogans and opposing messages

As the official beginning of Quebec's electoralcampaign draws nearer, the Coalition Avenir Qubec(CAQ)has unveiled its party slogan.

Just like four years ago, it consists of only one word: "Continuons,"("Let's keep going.")

In a statement released with its new slogan Friday, the CAQ said it proposed change when it came into power in 2018, but because of the work that remains to be done, it aspires to keep going.

In 2018, the party's slogan was "Maintenant," ("Now.")The CAQ went on toformgovernment a majorityfor the first time in its history.

QubecSolidairealso announced itsnew slogan on Friday.

In a tweet, partyco-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Duboissaid its message would be "Changer d're" ("Changing eras.")

He saidQuebec's current and future problems won't be solved with solutions from the 1990s.

Last week, the Quebec Liberal Partyannounced its slogan:"Vraisenjeux. Vraies solutions,"("Real issues. Real solutions.") TheQuebec Conservative Partysaid its message would be "Libres chez nous,"("Free at home.")

Party promises ahead of Oct. 3 election

Quebec Premier Franois Legault hasn't officially triggered the provincial election campaign, but the CAQ leaderand his elected membershavebeen out making a host of promises if re-elected on Oct. 3.

On Friday, outgoing family ministerMathieu Lacombe pledged a subsidized daycare spot for all children. He said that would be done by converting non-subsidized spaces into subsidized ones 56,000 in all.

He said this could be accomplishedin five years, at a cost of $1.4 billion. Lacombesaidprivate daycares would also be given the option to convert to early childhood education centres, known as CPEs.

In recent days, outgoing health ministerChristian Dubhas promised to "de-bureaucratize" the province's health-care network by creating a new government agency to co-ordinate operations, while Legaultpromised to fund 11,700 new social and affordable housing units over the next four years, as well assubsidize rent for 7,200 housing units.

Meanwhile, the Liberal partyrevealed its platform back in June. Atthe 40th convention of the party's youth wing in Montreal over the weekend, leader Dominique Angladefocusedoncost-of-living issues, the dizzying rise of inflation, home prices and grocery bills.

Her platform pledges to lower taxes for the middle class, scrap the welcome tax for first-time home buyers and convert all non-subsidized daycares to subsidized ones for universal access to spaces at $8.70 a day.

The Conservative partyrevealed its platformover the weekend, focusingon five themes:health care, the economy, childcare, tax cuts as well as transportation and the environment.

Some of leader ric Duhaime's promises on those fronts include changing the way hospitals are financed, training more physicians, gradually doing away with the government's role in financing the daycare system relying instead on direct aid to parentsthanks to vouchers of $200 per week per child and reducing the taxpayer burden.

Qubec Solidaire has yet to reveal its platform but has called itself "the party of the environment" and promised to solve the housing crisis.