The Pollcast: How the first weeks of Quebec's election went down

The first two weeks of Quebec's provincial election campaign are history now. Distracted by problems surrounding some of their candidates, the frontrunning Coalition AvenirQubecand the third-place PartiQubcoismight like to have those two weeks back.

Can the Liberals and Qubec Solidaire who have enjoyed a largely gaffe-free start to the campaign take advantage?

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On this week's episode of the Pollcast, theCBC'sJonathan Montpetitspeaks with host and CBCpolls analyst ric Grenier about the opening act of the campaign and what to watch for as the parties prepare for the first of three leaders' debates next week.

ThenDavid Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, discusses the results of new pollinggauging Canadians' views on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and the renegotiations of NAFTA and who voters are likely to blame if one or both fall through.

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