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On the Quebec election trail

  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard kisses his wife Suzanne Pilote as he arrives in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard kisses his wife Suzanne Pilote as he arrives in Roberval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard kisses his wife Suzanne Pilote as he arrives in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard smiles as he gestures while speaking to supporters during a campaign stop in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard smiles as he gestures while speaking to supporters during a campaign stop in Roberval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard smiles as he gestures while speaking to supporters during a campaign stop in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (C) squeezes a child's cheek during a campaign stop in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard squeezes a child's cheek during a campaign stop in Roberval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (C) squeezes a child's cheek during a campaign stop in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois shakes the hand of a supporter during a campaign stop in Quebec City, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois shakes the hand of a supporter during a campaign stop in Quebec City

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois shakes the hand of a supporter during a campaign stop in Quebec City, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (3rd L) smiles as she arrives at an electoral office with candidates Veronique Hivon (L), Pierre-Karl Peladeau (2nd L) and Clement Laberge (2nd R) during a campaign stop in Quebec City, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois smiles as she arrives at an electoral office with candidates Veronique Hivon, Pierre-Karl Peladeau and Clement Laberge during a campaign stop in Quebec City

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (3rd L) smiles as she arrives at an electoral office with candidates Veronique Hivon (L), Pierre-Karl Peladeau (2nd L) and Clement Laberge (2nd R) during a campaign stop in Quebec City, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • A protester is taken away by police and security during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal, Quebec April 4, 2014. Painted on their bodies were "I will remember" and " I remember Victoriaville" together with a red square. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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    A protester is taken away by police and security during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal

    A protester is taken away by police and security during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal, Quebec April 4, 2014. Painted on their bodies were "I will remember" and " I remember Victoriaville" together with a red square. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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  • A protester is taken away by police during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal, Quebec April 4, 2014. Painted on her back is "I will remember" and a red square. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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    A protester is taken away by police during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal

    A protester is taken away by police during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal, Quebec April 4, 2014. Painted on her back is "I will remember" and a red square. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard leaves a campaign stop in Saint-Jerome, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard leaves a campaign stop in Saint-Jerome

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard leaves a campaign stop in Saint-Jerome, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (C) greets supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard greets supporters at a campaign stop in Laval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (C) greets supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard is introduced to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard is introduced to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard is introduced to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • A woman wearing a hijab watches as Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois leaves a campaign stop in Montreal, April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS)
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    A woman wearing a hijab watches as Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois leaves a campaign stop in Montreal

    A woman wearing a hijab watches as Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois leaves a campaign stop in Montreal, April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) leaves a campaign stop in Montreal April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois leaves a campaign stop in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) leaves a campaign stop in Montreal April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) speaks at a campaign stop in Montreal April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    Marois speaks at a campaign stop in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) speaks at a campaign stop in Montreal April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard joins CBC Mike Finnerty for a one on one interview in the Daybreak studio during the last week of the Quebec 2014 election campaign.
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    Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard joins CBC Mike Finnerty for a one on one interview in the Daybreak studio during the last week of the Quebec 2014 election campaign.

    Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard joins CBC Mike Finnerty for a one on one interview in the Daybreak studio during the last week of the Quebec 2014 election campaign.
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media during a campaign stop in Montreal March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media during a campaign stop in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media during a campaign stop in Montreal March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois listens to speeches during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois listens to speeches at a campaign stop in Laval Quebec

    Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois listens to speeches during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • A snow blower passes Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois bus during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    A snow blower passes Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois bus during a campaign stop in Laval Quebec

    A snow blower passes Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois bus during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois (R) arrives with women's rights activist Janette Bertrand at a campaign stop in Laval March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois arrives with women's rights activist Janette Bertrand at a campaign stop in Laval Quebec

    Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois (R) arrives with women's rights activist Janette Bertrand at a campaign stop in Laval March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir, flanked by party spokespeople Francoise David and Andrés Fontecilla, at a press conference Saturday morning.
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    Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir, flanked by party spokespeople Francoise David and Andrés Fontecilla, at a press conference Saturday morning.

    Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir, flanked by party spokespeople Francoise David and Andrés Fontecilla, at a press conference Saturday morning.
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  • Protesters gather outside a local television station prior to the arrival of the leaders of Quebec's political parties for the second debate in Montreal, March 27, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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    Protesters gather before leaders of Quebec's political parties arrive for second debate in Montreal

    Protesters gather outside a local television station prior to the arrival of the leaders of Quebec's political parties for the second debate in Montreal, March 27, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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  • Police watch as protesters gather outside a local television station prior to the arrival of the leaders of Quebec's political parties for the second debate in Montreal, March 27, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Police watch as protesters gather before leaders of Quebec's political parties arrive for second debate in Montreal

    Police watch as protesters gather outside a local television station prior to the arrival of the leaders of Quebec's political parties for the second debate in Montreal, March 27, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks to the media in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks to the media in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (L) and Montreal mayor Denis Coderre talk to the media following a meeting in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard and Montreal mayor Denis Coderre talk to the media following a meeting in Montreal

    Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (L) and Montreal mayor Denis Coderre talk to the media following a meeting in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (R) is greeted by Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal, as he meets with him at city hall in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard is greeted by Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal, as he meets with him at city hall in Montreal

    Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (R) is greeted by Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal, as he meets with him at city hall in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Québec Solidaire's Françoise David joined Daybreak host Mike Finnerty in studio for a one on one chat.
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    Québec Solidaire's Françoise David joined Daybreak host Mike Finnerty in studio for a one on one chat.

    Québec Solidaire's Françoise David joined Daybreak host Mike Finnerty in studio for a one on one chat.
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks following a tour of a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks following a tour of a children's indoor play centre in Blainville

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks following a tour of a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois tours a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois tours a children's indoor play centre in Blainville

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois tours a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois holds a child at a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois holds a child at a children's indoor play centre in Blainville

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois holds a child at a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • CAQ leader Francois Legault speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    CAQ leader Francois Legault speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal

    CAQ leader Francois Legault speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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    Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal

    Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
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  • Quebec's liberal leader Philippe Couillard speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Quebec's liberal leader Couillard speaks to media following Leaders debate in Montreal

    Quebec's liberal leader Philippe Couillard speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Leaders of Quebec's political parties shake hands prior to their debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. From L-R Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David, CAQ Leader Francois Legault, Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois and Liberal leader Philippe Couillard. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals.. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Leaders of Quebec's political parties shake hands prior to their debate in Montreal

    Leaders of Quebec's political parties shake hands prior to their debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. From L-R Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David, CAQ Leader Francois Legault, Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois and Liberal leader Philippe Couillard. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals.. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the press at the City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Marois speaks to the press at the City Hall in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the press at the City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media with Montreal mayor Denis Coderre in Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Marois speaks to the media with Coderre in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media with Montreal mayor Denis Coderre in Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (front) arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (front) arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (front ) tours a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois tours a trade school in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (front ) tours a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) speaks to the press during a campaign stop at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the press at a campaign stop at a trade school in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) speaks to the press during a campaign stop at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois smiles as a curtain is pulled to protect her from the sparks of a student welding at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois smiles as a curtain is pulled to protect her from the sparks of a student welding at a trade school in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois smiles as a curtain is pulled to protect her from the sparks of a student welding at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) greets students at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois greets students at a trade school in Montreal

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) greets students at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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  • Parti Québécois posters were targeted by vandals during the second week of the Quebec election campaign.
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    Parti Québécois posters were targeted by vandals during the second week of the Quebec election campaign.

    Parti Québécois posters were targeted by vandals during the second week of the Quebec election campaign.
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  • REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) makes a campaign stop to introduce candidate Simon Prevost in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Marois makes a campaign stop to introduce candidate Prevost in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

    REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) makes a campaign stop to introduce candidate Simon Prevost in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (L) makes a campaign stop at a robotics company in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Marois makes a campaign stop at a robotics company in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

    REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (L) makes a campaign stop at a robotics company in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) introduces her economic team during a campaign stop in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Marois introduces economic team during a campaign stop in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec

    REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) introduces her economic team during a campaign stop in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (2nd R) greets candidate Gyslaine Desrosiers (3rd R) during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois greets candidate Gyslaine Desrosiers during a campaign stop in Blainville

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (2nd R) greets candidate Gyslaine Desrosiers (3rd R) during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • CAQ leader Francois Legault arrives for a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    CAQ leader Francois Legault arrives for a campaign stop in Montreal

    CAQ leader Francois Legault arrives for a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE CAQ leader Francois Legault smiles during a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    CAQ leader Francois Legault smiles during a campaign stop in Montreal

    REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE CAQ leader Francois Legault smiles during a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (L) and his wife Suzanne Pilote (2nd L) speak to employees of Groupe Ocean Industires during a campaign stop in Quebec City, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard and his wife speak to employees of Groupe Ocean Industires during a campaign stop in Quebec City

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (L) and his wife Suzanne Pilote (2nd L) speak to employees of Groupe Ocean Industires during a campaign stop in Quebec City, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (2nd L) speaks while he tours a tug boat during a campaign stop at Groupe Ocean Industries in Quebec City, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard tours a tug boat during a campaign stop at Groupe Ocean Industries in Quebec City

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (2nd L) speaks while he tours a tug boat during a campaign stop at Groupe Ocean Industries in Quebec City, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R ) smiles as local candidate Djemila Benhabib greets her daughter Frida during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois makes a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R ) smiles as local candidate Djemila Benhabib greets her daughter Frida during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois embraces with a girl during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois embraces with a girl during a campaign stop in Blainville

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois embraces with a girl during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) reacts after throwing sandbags during a campaign stop in Longueuil, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois reacts after throwing sandbags during a campaign stop in Longueuil

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) reacts after throwing sandbags during a campaign stop in Longueuil, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) throws a sandbag at a seniors centre during a campaign stop in Longueuil, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois throws a sandbag at a seniors centre during a campaign stop in Longueuil

    Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) throws a sandbag at a seniors centre during a campaign stop in Longueuil, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures during a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard gestures during campaign stop in Montreal

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures during a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Marois called an election in Quebec City

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault smiles during a news conference after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    CAQ leader Legault smiles during a news conference after Quebec's Premier Marois called an election in Quebec City

    Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault smiles during a news conference after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    CAQ leader Francois Legault waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City

    Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard speaks to the media after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard speaks to the media after Quebec's Premier Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard speaks to the media after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Liberal leader Philippe Couillard greets party members after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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    Liberal leader Couillard greets party members after Quebec's Premier Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City

    Liberal leader Philippe Couillard greets party members after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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  • Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois speaks during a news conference before calling an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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    Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois speaks during a news conference before calling an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City

    Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois speaks during a news conference before calling an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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Liberal leader Philippe Couillard kisses his wife Suzanne Pilote as he arrives in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard smiles as he gestures while speaking to supporters during a campaign stop in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (C) squeezes a child's cheek during a campaign stop in Roberval, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois shakes the hand of a supporter during a campaign stop in Quebec City, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (3rd L) smiles as she arrives at an electoral office with candidates Veronique Hivon (L), Pierre-Karl Peladeau (2nd L) and Clement Laberge (2nd R) during a campaign stop in Quebec City, April 6, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A protester is taken away by police and security during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal, Quebec April 4, 2014. Painted on their bodies were "I will remember" and " I remember Victoriaville" together with a red square. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A protester is taken away by police during a campaign stop by Liberal leader Philippe Couillard in Montreal, Quebec April 4, 2014. Painted on her back is "I will remember" and a red square. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard leaves a campaign stop in Saint-Jerome, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (C) greets supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard is introduced to supporters at a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec April 4, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
A woman wearing a hijab watches as Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois leaves a campaign stop in Montreal, April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) leaves a campaign stop in Montreal April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) speaks at a campaign stop in Montreal April 2, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard joins CBC Mike Finnerty for a one on one interview in the Daybreak studio during the last week of the Quebec 2014 election campaign.
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media during a campaign stop in Montreal March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois listens to speeches during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
A snow blower passes Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois bus during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois (R) arrives with women's rights activist Janette Bertrand at a campaign stop in Laval March 30, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Quebec Solidaire MNA Amir Khadir, flanked by party spokespeople Francoise David and Andrés Fontecilla, at a press conference Saturday morning.
Protesters gather outside a local television station prior to the arrival of the leaders of Quebec's political parties for the second debate in Montreal, March 27, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Police watch as protesters gather outside a local television station prior to the arrival of the leaders of Quebec's political parties for the second debate in Montreal, March 27, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks to the media in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (L) and Montreal mayor Denis Coderre talk to the media following a meeting in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Quebec's Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (R) is greeted by Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal, as he meets with him at city hall in Montreal, March 26, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Québec Solidaire's Françoise David joined Daybreak host Mike Finnerty in studio for a one on one chat.
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures as she speaks following a tour of a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois tours a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois holds a child at a children's indoor play centre in Blainville, Quebec March 25, 2014. The governing separatist Parti Quebecois would lose next month's Quebec provincial election if it were held now, a poll released on Tuesday showed, a casualty of renewed concentration during the campaign on the issue of independence from Canada. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
CAQ leader Francois Legault speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Quebec's liberal leader Philippe Couillard speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois speaks to the media following the Leaders debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Leaders of Quebec's political parties shake hands prior to their debate in Montreal, March 20, 2014. From L-R Quebec Solidaire leader Francoise David, CAQ Leader Francois Legault, Parti Quebecois Pauline Marois and Liberal leader Philippe Couillard. Quebec's governing Parti Quebecois, whose ultimate goal is to take the province out of the Canadian federation, is falling behind in the runup to the April 7 provincial election, a poll on Tuesday showed, with the federalist vote solidifying around the opposition Liberals.. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the press at the City Hall in Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois speaks to the media with Montreal mayor Denis Coderre in Montreal, Quebec, March 16, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (front) arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) arrives at a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (front ) tours a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) speaks to the press during a campaign stop at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois smiles as a curtain is pulled to protect her from the sparks of a student welding at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) greets students at a trade school in Montreal, Quebec, March 14, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
Parti Québécois posters were targeted by vandals during the second week of the Quebec election campaign.
REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R) makes a campaign stop to introduce candidate Simon Prevost in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (L) makes a campaign stop at a robotics company in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
REFILE - CORRECTING TOWN Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) introduces her economic team during a campaign stop in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, March 10, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (2nd R) greets candidate Gyslaine Desrosiers (3rd R) during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
CAQ leader Francois Legault arrives for a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE CAQ leader Francois Legault smiles during a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (L) and his wife Suzanne Pilote (2nd L) speak to employees of Groupe Ocean Industires during a campaign stop in Quebec City, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard (2nd L) speaks while he tours a tug boat during a campaign stop at Groupe Ocean Industries in Quebec City, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (R ) smiles as local candidate Djemila Benhabib greets her daughter Frida during a campaign stop in Laval, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois embraces with a girl during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec, March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois gestures during a campaign stop in Blainville, Quebec March 7, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) reacts after throwing sandbags during a campaign stop in Longueuil, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois (C) throws a sandbag at a seniors centre during a campaign stop in Longueuil, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard gestures during a campaign stop in Montreal, Quebec, March 6, 2014. Quebec voters will go to the polls in a provincial election April 7. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault smiles during a news conference after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader Francois Legault waves as he boards his campaign bus after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard speaks to the media after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Liberal leader Philippe Couillard greets party members after Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois called an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois speaks during a news conference before calling an election at the National Assembly in Quebec City, March 5, 2014. Quebec voters will head to the poll for a provincial election on April 7. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS)
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The journey to the Quebec election on April 7 is fraught with issues of sovereignty, language debates, and religious apparel discussions. With high-profile candidates like Pierre Karl Péladeau joining the race and groups seeking to deface posters belonging to the PQ, it looks like a battle that will be one to remember for a long time to come.