🍁 Happy Tuesday, dear 338Canada readers,
If the first satisfaction numbers are any indication of Quebec voters’ mood, the new Parti Québécois government’s honeymoon may be very short indeed. Assuming it ever began.
A brand-new Quebec poll from Pallas Data, the firm’s first since the October election and the swearing-in of the newly elected members of the National Assembly, reveals considerable lukewarmness toward the new PQ government, although many voters nevertheless appear willing to give it a chance.
Still, these new numbers contain both encouraging signs and a few red flags for the Parti Québécois, with the opening of the National Assembly’s parliamentary session just three weeks away.
The good news for the PQ? The CAQ continues to sink, and only the PQ and the Quebec Liberals appear to be benefiting.
The red flags? The PQ begins its mandate with a remarkably low satisfaction rating.
Here is the first installment of this Pallas Data poll, commissioned by 338Canada. The survey was conducted on November 7, 2026, among a sample of 1,094 Quebec respondents.
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A government starting out in the red
Let’s begin with the government’s satisfaction rating.
To those who might argue that it’s far too early to measure such an indicator, my response is: of course it is! What we’re trying to establish here is a starting point, a line in the sand that will serve as a benchmark for future surveys.
After all, how will we know whether the needle has moved if we don’t know where it stood in the first place?
