{
  "id": 10484051,
  "title": "Marc-Olivier Fortin: The CAQ’s desperate attempt to link the PQ to Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/marc-olivier-fortin-the-caqs-desperate-attempt-to-link-the-pq-to-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:19:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/opinion/marc-olivier-fortin-the-caqs-desperate-attempt-to-link-the-pq-to-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<report 923bff00-0eb n=\"1\" outlet=\"National Post\">\nMarc-Olivier Fortin, a correspondent for the National Post, reports that the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is currently facing a severe predicament in Quebec's political landscape. The latest seat projection from the QC125 poll aggregator indicates that the CAQ holds a mere six seats, with the potential of being entirely absent from the national assembly. This stark contrast to the Parti Québécois (PQ), which holds a commanding majority at 30 percent, as per the Synopsis poll published on Sunday. The CAQ's recent struggles can be traced back to the early success achieved due to U.S. trade tensions, which saw them just four points behind the PQ. However, these gains were short-lived as the party grapples with a series of setbacks, including an unsatisfactory performance in a recent debate. The article suggests that the CAQ's desperate attempt to link the PQ to Donald Trump appears to be failing, contributing to their current downward trajectory.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}