What you need to know
It's the election homestretch, and Quebec's politicians are making their last pitches to voters with their ideas on how to govern the province.
And the problems aren't small.
So, before you step into the polling booth Monday, use this site to find out what you need to know about your riding, the issues, the leaders, and the campaigning.
Read commentary on what other Quebecers are thinking about the election.
The Issues
The health-care system has major waiting lists and people are having trouble finding family doctors. The education system is under-funded, taxes are the highest in North America, and the modern world of work is putting stresses on the province's families. There are also the issues of mergers and creating a strong economy.
And then there's sovereignty …
Also, find out what the promises really mean.
The Leaders and the Parties
But the election is also about the leaders gaining the confidence of the electorate and the electorate defining the leaders' political future.
A loss for Liberal leader Jean Charest would likely be the end of his political career as the Liberal leader in Quebec. PQ leader Bernard Landry needs to prove that he can lead his party to victory at the polls. ADQ leader Mario Dumont needs to show that his party is a real player, and can change the political power structure of the province over the long term.
The Campaign
Watch and listen to dispatches from CBC reporters on the leaders' buses.
The Campaign News Archive (March 12-April 11, 2003)
Missed a story? Here are the campaign stories that made the news... all the way back to the election call.
Charest reads four-day work week report
Liberals lead by up to 13 percentage points: polls 
Reprimand minister, Dumont tells Landry
Charest on media blitz as campaign winds down
Landry promises supporters fight for sovereignty is on
Court rules in ADQ's favour over pamphlets
Rally musters half the crowd Dumont expected
Landry won't back down on 4-day work week
4-day work week called 'radical' improvisation
Landry battles for Quebec City voters 
Many supporters won't vote ADQ: Dumont
Malavoy can't buy TV time
Liberals would cut taxes, get tough on big business
Quebec election two-way race: poll
PQ says Liberals would bow to Ottawa
Poll has good news for Liberals
Liberals eye Laval ridings
Advance polls opened today
Liberals pull out more federal support
Dumont targets specific ridings
Dumont reminds allophones of Parizeau's comment
Quebec Liberals get help from Ottawa
PQ hammers away at de-merger issue
PQ stalled by snow
Dumont stays close to voters
Liberals fighting tough for elusive ridings
Liberals confident as election day approaches
ADQ aims to fix drop-out rate
Liberals increase their lead: poll
PQ shifting on merger policy?
Liberal win would be 'catastrophic' for Quebec: Landry
Dumont drops in on Gaspé, delivers strong message
Landry already playing role as official opposition: Charest
Dumont confident about winning in regions
No tension between Bourque and ADQ: Dumont
Public servants in more peril under PQ: Charest
Parizeau announces he's backing out of campaign
Liberals pound on Parizeau's comments
Dumont cagey on public service cuts
Charest says Parizeau's role was clear
No clear knockout in leaders' debate
Landry waits for Parizeau to clarify his comments
PQ gains, ADQ loses in latest poll
Leaders prepare for tonight's debate
Health, family life dominate leaders' debate
PQ promises Quebec sovereignty
Liberal worker recovering after shooting
De-merger issue follows Charest along campaign trail
Money for arts, but not in near future: PQ
Parizeau's role in campaign meaningful: Charest
Landry calls news report 'alarmist', defends PQ plan
ADQ says Liberals would be haunted by de-merger issue
Dumont campaigns in gay bar
Charest slams PQ forestry record
Charest avoids de-merger issue on West Island
No concrete promises for Asbestos from Charest
Marois claims Liberal tax cuts would hurt Quebec
Liberals clarify stand on de-mergers
Parties urged to address women's issues
Liberals counting on vote split in northwestern Quebec
Landry promises millions for farmers
Liberals gaining popularity among francophones: poll
PQ offers goodies to university students
ADQ proposes tax revisions
Liberals would fight Ottawa for more money: Charest
Debate issues finalized
Fellow Crees question Moses' backing of the PQ
PQ vows to fight poverty
Health specialists diagnose political promises
Dumont brushing off poll results
Charest aims to reduce drop-out rate
Charest attempts to garner votes in north
Leaders debate topics of debate
Landry needs backup as he meets protesters
ADQ could grab Mauricie: poll
PQ aims to unseat Charest in Sherbrooke
Landry shedding crocodile tears: Dumont
Thousands march to criticize U.S. attack on Iraq
Landry pulls plug on SGF ads
Dumont tries to quell labour's ADQ fears
Why polling is tricky this time around
PQ defends its health care record
Charest slams U.S. for its attack on Iraq
Landry wants ADQ ad pulled
Dumont would hike nurses' salaries
Parties shift gears as war begins
Quebec responds to war
Charest talks of world peace on campaign trail
Some Quebec ridings have no candidates yet
War reminds Quebecers they are fortunate: Dumont
War could throw PQ campaign off track
Parties brace for impact of war
PQ repeats health care promises
ADQ would fix traffic jams
Charest would support 'de-mergers'
Sovereignty not up for discussion: Dumont
PQ and Liberals still tied for lead: poll
ADQ members resign in protest
Landry in disbelief that U.S. would attack Iraq
Landry defends PQ's handling of the Caisse
ADQ says health care improvements could cost nothing
$5-a-day daycare 'Soviet-style' policy: Dumont
PQ platform filled with goodies
Dumont makes most aggressive attack yet
Landry compared to Houdini
Reduced loan for grads who have babies
Quebecers can work part time before retiring: Dumont
ADQ gets 23% support in latest poll
Dumont attacks PQ's 4-day work week plan
Landry says others not capable of governing
Polls paint grim picture for ADQ
Early shots fired as Landry calls April election
Charest says he's best prepared to become premier
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