Advance polls opened across Quebec Sunday for the Sept. 4 provincial election. It's almost four weeks into the campaign, but it was the first time western Quebec has had a visit from Liberal Leader Jean Charest and Coalition Avenir Quebéc leader François Legault.

Constituents may be feeling a bit neglected, but that probably won't affect the way they vote.

Provincially, all of western Quebec has voted Liberal for more than 30 years.

“Well I think it’s a shame [that he came only once], because I remember the Outaouais I think is the fourth-biggest economic centre in the province,” one resident said.

“The fact that he's not here doesn't bother me,” another said. “But, if he says he is going to make promises, I hope that he comes through.”

“I was here the eighth of May, March and April. So this region is not just about 35 days of campaigning it's about he rest of the year,” Charest said.

Charest took the opportunity to promise $50 million in additional arts-and-culture funding for the province.

Legault also paid his first visit to the area. His party is hoping for an upset in the riding of Papineau.

“I think it’s too bad that this area has been taken for granted by the Liberal Party for too long,” Legault said.

This was probably Charest’s one and only visit to the area during the campaign. According to the polls, there are too many other ridings that need his urgent attention in the final week.