Melançon: Will 2026 mark the end of the Legault era? |
“New year, new me,” as the saying goes. Well, maybe not if you’re François Legault.
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Among provincial party leaders in Quebec, Legault was probably the most eager to put 2025 behind him. The end of the year was a nightmare for his government.
And the start of 2026 offers little relief as a series of looming developments threatens to further weaken the governing Coalition Avenir Québec and raise new questions about Legault’s political future.
At the top of the list is the SAAQclic fiasco, with the Gallant inquiry expected to table its final report by Feb. 13. Following embarrassing testimonies from several CAQ ministers — including the premier himself — it appears almost certain that the government, or at least some of its members, will be blamed for losing control of this digital-transformation flop at the province’s automobile-insurance board which has cost Quebec taxpayers half a billion dollars in cost overruns.
Feb. 13 also marks the deadline........