Overview
- Alex Boissonneault, the Parti Québécois candidate in Arthabaska, was arrested in 2001 for attempting to breach a security perimeter during the Summit of the Americas protests and was later pardoned in 2011.
- Boissonneault, a former Radio-Canada journalist and father of four, has expressed regret for his actions and described them as a youthful error.
- Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has affirmed his confidence in Boissonneault, framing his past as a serious but forgivable mistake.
- Conservative Leader Eric Duhaime, also running in Arthabaska, has criticized Boissonneault's activist history, seeking to leverage it in the competitive three-way race.
- Polls indicate a tight contest between the Parti Québécois, the Coalition Avenir Québec, and the Conservatives, with Premier François Legault yet to call the election date.