Quebec Liberal Party races ahead in the polls

A poll released this morning suggests if the Quebec election were held todaythe Liberals would win a majority government.

Overall, 40per cent of respondents said they would vote for PhilippeCouillard'sparty, while33 per cent said they would vote for theParti Qubcois. The Coalition AvenirQubec comes in third place with 15 per cent, followed by Qubec Solidaire.

The Lger poll, commissioned by LeJournal de Montral, surveyed people online fromMarch21 to 23.

It's the first poll to be released following last week's leaders' debate.

The results reinforcetwo other polls released last week, whichsuggested support for the Liberals was on the rise.

While the findings are bad news for the Parti Qubcois, theparty's hope for a winisn't quite as dim as it was on Friday, when a Forum Research poll commissioned by the Toronto Star suggested 45 per cent of people would vote for the Liberals.

PQfavourite among francophone respondents

Tuesday's Lgerpoll suggests thePQ is still the preferred party among FrenchQuebecers 40 per cent of francophone respondents said they would vote for the party.

But francophone support for the PQisn't nearly as robust as anglophone and allophone support for the Liberals, according to the poll's findings.

Seventy-six per cent of of non-francophone respondents said they would vote for Couillard's party.

As for who they think would make the best premier, 31per cent of respondents said Philippe Couillard, compared to 25 per cent for Pauline Marois.

There is no margin of error for the poll because it was conducted online, and is therefore considered to be non-probabilistic.