Quebec's election campaign will kick off Aug. 23, vote will be Oct. 1

Quebec’s provincial election campaign will kick off Thursday Aug. 23, Premier Philippe Couillard announced Saturday.
Ending the one bit of mystery left given Quebec’s fixed date election law which stipulates the vote will take place Oct. 1, Couillard revealed the he has opted for the longer campaign formula.
His decision means the campaign will last a total of 39 days.
That’s in fact 50 days from today. It will be Quebec’s 42nd general election in its history.
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