It’s Day 20 of the Quebec election campaign, and a French-language leaders’ debate is scheduled on TVA Nouvelles at 8 p.m. There will be a second debate on Noovo Info and the Crave streaming platform on Wednesday, followed by a third and final debate on Sept. 23 at Radio-Canada. There will be no English-language leaders debate ahead of the election. A consortium of English-language media had invited the leaders to a 90-minute debate on Sept. 24. According to the records, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) and Parti Québécois (PQ) declined to participate, and the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) stated it only would if all five parties were taking part. Québec Solidaire and the Conservatives had accepted the offer. Key details: Follow along for the latest updates: Québec Solidaire wants to invest additional $1B in community sector Québec Solidaire is promising to inject an additional $1 billion each year into the community sector. Spokesperson Sol Zanetti is in Trois-Rivières to show his support for the “Communautaire à boutte” movement, which has been campaigning to secure better funding for community organizations. “Organizations on the ground are our emergency safety net for the most vulnerable people,” he said. ”Without community organizations and the tens of thousands of workers in the network, we simply wouldn’t have a safety net... It’s time to make the necessary choices to give the community network the resources it needs to do its work with dignity.” - The Canadian Press. Quebecers want concrete action in health, environment: poll A new Léger poll commissioned by the Vire au vert coalition reveals strong public consensus that the next government should provide better access to nature, increase the availability of local food and improve air quality. Additionally, nearly 90 per cent of the population agrees that “increasing access to fresh, local and affordable food helps people be healthier,” according to the poll released Tuesday. Promoting local, fresh, and sustainable products “helps support our farmers, reduces our dependence on American products, while lowering our carbon footprint and helping to keep Quebecers healthy,” argue the member organizations of the Vire au vert coalition. The data was collected from Sept. 4 to 6, 2026. According to Léger, a probabilistic sample of 1,034 respondents would have a margin of error of ±3.05 per cent, 19 times out of 20. - The Canadian Press. Day 20 Here is where the party leaders are planning to start their day, in order of first appearance: Ruba Ghazal (Québec Solidaire) QS spokespersons Ruba Ghazal and Sol Zanetti are expected to hold a press briefing in support of the “Communautaire à boutte” initiative at 11:30 a.m. in Trois-Rivières. They will then participate in the first leaders’ debate on TVA Montreal. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (Parti Québécois) PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will also spend the day preparing for the leaders’ debate on TVA Montreal, followed by a press scrum. His candidates are expected to present the party’s financial framework at 11:30 a.m. on the Esplanade Tranquille in Montréal. Charles Milliard (Quebec Liberal Party) Liberal Leader Charles Milliard is slated to head to the TVA studios at 6:20 p.m. to participate in the first leaders’ debate. He will return to the Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Midtown at 10 p.m. Christine Fréchette (Coalition Avenir Québec) CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette is set to focus on the first leaders’ debate on TVA Montreal followed by a press briefing at 10:40 p.m. Éric Duhaime (Quebec Conservative Party) Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime will spend the day preparing for the first leaders’ debate on TVA Montreal. The leaders
