Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says “nothing has changed” with the province’s memorandum of understanding with Quebec as François Legault announced his resignation.

This 11 percent result for Legault’s troops may raise a few eyebrows, but it is in line with what Pallas has been measuring for the CAQ since the end of summer 2025 (11 percent in September, 13 percent in November).

Over his tenure, amid rising anxiety among francophones about the future of the French language, Legault commenced on the most sweeping overhaul of Quebec’s language laws since the 1977 adoption of Bill 101, the Charter of the French Language, leading to the legislation known as Bill 96.

Quebec’s largest federation of unionized workers, FTQ, denounced the François Legault government for “total failure” in addressing housing, cost of living and other crises in the province. In a press release Thursday,

A Pallas Data poll released Wednesday shows the government is starting 2026 in about the same position it ended 2025: that is to say in doldrums with voters. The poll, produced for The Walrus, shows the Parti Québécois in the lead with 34 per cent support, a two-point drop from the previous Pallas poll in November.