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Quebec expected to be two-way race in 2019, all eyes on Québec City region, say strategists

Léger’s Christian Bourque says with the Conservative Party’s recent growth in Quebec, the ‘race is on’ between it and the Liberals for seats in the province in 2019.

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
September 24, 2018

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Quebec expected to be two-way race in 2019, all eyes on Québec City region, say strategists

Léger’s Christian Bourque says with the Conservative Party’s recent growth in Quebec, the ‘race is on’ between it and the Liberals for seats in the province in 2019.

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