Quebec Voters Sour on Liberal ‘Austerity’ Ahead of Fall Election
- Nearly 70% want a change in government, poll this month shows
- Premier offering tax cuts, health spending to win back support
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In Quebec at least, fiscal discipline doesn’t buy you love.
Having run surpluses for three straight years, cut taxes and presided over a booming economy during his first term in power, Premier Philippe Couillard finds himself trailing in popular support before a fall election in the French-speaking Canadian province. Seven out of 10 respondents in a recent poll said they want a change in government.