Quebec byelection looks like a CAQ v. PQ race [Video]

The four elected Parti Quebecois (PQ) members did not hesitate: a few hours after the resignation of CAQ super-minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, they boarded what looked like a campaign bus on Thursday and headed for the now vacant riding of Terrebonne to hold a rally.

The signal is clear: PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wants to win back this former PQ stronghold.

However, the battle is still far from won, as the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is not going to let the riding on Montreal’s North Shore slip through its fingers.

Poll aggregator Qc125 creator Philippe J. Fournier said that if the PQ doesn’t win Terrebonne, it can’t win the general election.

“There’s no scenario where the PQ wins the most seats — even a minority — and Terrebonne isn’t one of them,” he said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

This is because, unlike Jean-Talon, which was never PQ …