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Elections Canada is already hiring for spring and some jobs pay up to $26.46/hour

If you're looking for a temporary gig this spring that pays more than minimum wage, Elections Canada is now hiring across the country, and some jobs offer over $26 per hour. Plus, overtime is paid at time and a half.

With an anticipated federal election set to take place this spring, Elections Canada is looking to fill various positions to ensure voting day runs smoothly. The exact election date has yet to be confirmed, but hiring is already underway for jobs in all 343 ridings across Canada.

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François Legault's CAQ Won Another Term — Here's How Canadian Politicians Reacted

François Legault will serve a second term as premier of Quebec after the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) party secured a majority win in the October 3 Quebec election. The CAQ had been leading in the polls throughout the month of September and despite the party being the least popular it's ever been, Legault and his government still managed to win by a landslide.

As of noon on October 4, the election results show that the CAQ amassed 1,683,114 votes (40.98%) and a total of 90 seats. Quebec Solidaire managed to gain 633,472 votes (15.42%) with 11 seats while the Parti Québecois party garnered 599,631 votes (14.60%) and 3 seats. Despite the Liberal Party coming in fourth when it comes to votes, gaining a total of 590,184 (14.37%) the party has managed to hold onto its position as the official opposition with 21 seats.

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The Parti Québécois Has Been Virtually Wiped Out

The Parti Québécois, for decades the political engine of Quebec's sovereignty movement, has suffered a substantial defeat in the October 3 provincial elections, with their projected seat total of three.

The outcome is the latest in a slide that began after 2012 when the PQ was last in power — as a minority government under then-Premier Pauline Marois. The party's 54 seats from the 2012 election were cut to 30 in a disastrous 2014 vote and dropped further to 10 under leader Jean-François Lisée in the 2018 election.

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It Looks Like François Legault's CAQ Have Won The Quebec Election

François Legault will seemingly serve a second term as premier, with the CBC and other major news outlets officially projecting that his Coalition Avenir Québec party will win a majority of seats in the October 3 Quebec election.

As of 10 p.m. on election night, the CAQ garnered 1,119,451 votes (41.78%) and 91 seats with the Liberal Party slated to hold onto its position as official opposition with 370,011 votes (13.58%) and at least 21 seats. Quebec Solidaire held in third with 411,102 votes (14.85 %) and 11 seats, while the PQ had 420,977 votes (14,99%) and 2 seats. The province's Conservative Party received 377,205 votes (13.26%) with no seats and leader Éric Duhaime projected to lose his election to a CAQ rival.

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Here's Where Each Major Quebec Political Party Stands On The Issue Of Language

As always, Quebec is working through some complex feelings about language and culture this election cycle. Especially in light of the relatively new Bill 96, the parties have strong incentives to take a public stance on the future of French in the province.

After all, when we say "language," what we mean is French: its role in Quebec identity-making, its importance in business and in the public sphere. The issue also touches on immigration, especially attitudes toward immigrants with other language skills, as well as relations with minority language groups.

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A Québec Solidaire Candidate Dropped Out After Getting Caught Snatching A PQ Flyer (VIDEO)

With the Quebec election less than a week away, the race to garner votes is getting more competitive. One candidate, from Québec Solidaire, took the competition too far and, even worse, got caught in 4k. Marie-Eve Rancourt, the QS candidate for Camille-Laurin in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, was seen removing a Parti Québécois flyer from a constituent's mailbox.

The resident, Guy Misson, posted footage from his front doorstep on Facebook. In the first video, a PQ volunteer places the party's flyer in his mailbox. Later, Rancourt herself can be seen putting a QS flyer in the man's mailbox before removing the PQ's and walking away like nothing happened.

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A Quebec Election Poll Shows Québec Solidaire Surpassing The Libs & The CAQ Squashing All

Less than a week before the Quebec election, the CAQ is still on track to crush its opponents even though its support is slipping, according to the latest poll by Léger and Québecor (Léger/Journal/TVA/QUB).

The poll reached 1,023 people between September 23 to 25, that is, after the second and final leaders' debate on Radio-Canada.

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Naysayers Descended On A Video Of Dominique Anglade Dancing Before The Debate

Dominique Anglade is the latest target of negative comments concerning women in positions of power having fun. Hundreds of accounts have commented on a Twitter and Facebook video of the Liberal Party leader dancing before the Quebec leaders' debate on September 22. Most of the comments are supportive, but many others are harshly critical — some with sexist undertones.

Accusations of "fake" or staged behaviour were particularly prevalent among the naysayers. Others questioned her intelligence or condemned a perceived lack of seriousness. And a handful likened her to Sanna Marin, the Finnish prime minister lambasted for dancing at a house party, and suggested Anglade, like Marin, take a drug test to appease critics.

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Éric Duhaime Got Roasted For Calling Nurses & Teachers 'Girls' At The Leaders' Debate

The Radio-Canada Quebec leaders' debate lacked the cacophonous outbursts that characterized the TVA Face-à-Face a week prior, but still had no shortage of eyebrow-raising comments — and, in the case of François Legault, literal eyebrow-raising. One remark that earned particular criticism was Quebec Conservative Party leader Éric Duhaime's reference, not once, but twice, to grown professional women as "girls."

The comments came during discussions about teacher and nurse retention.

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Legault's Expressive Faces Are Back At The Leaders' Debate — Twitter Noticed

The leaders (or in the case of Québec solidaire, the co-spokesperson) of Quebec's five leading political parties are facing off once again, this time on Radio-Canada. Also making a return to the debate stage is François Legault's expressive visage.

The premier earned criticism after the TVA debate on September 15 for the grimaces he shot at his opponents while listening to their responses. His pursed lips and critical glance became easy meme fodder and the subject of social media chatter.

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Legault Is Less Popular Than Ever But Looks Like The CAQ Will Still Crush Quebec's Election

Ahead of the Quebec election, Premier François Legault is less popular than any other point since he entered the post in 2018, according to the latest Angus Reid Institute (ARI) poll of premier approval ratings.

Only 43% of Quebecers polled in the September survey said they either approved (23%) or strongly approved (20%) of Legault's performance, fewer than in any of the ARI polls since December 2018.

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A Conservative Candidate Is In Hot Water For Cussing Out Legault In A Social Media Vid

Quebec's election is ramping up all right. A home video of a Conservative candidate cussing out and flipping off Legault during a televised press conference is making the rounds on social media. Leaked footage of Yves Beaulieu shows him sitting on his couch yelling obscenities and making rude gestures at his TV, before walking over to the screen, ramping up the insults and lifting his shirt.

"F*** you, ost* de mange-m*****," he yells at the start of the 16-second clip.

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