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QUEBEC — It might take more than one election to convince the English-speaking community to vote for the Coalition Avenir Québec, leader François Legault conceded Saturday.

Since the sovereignty-federalism debate has been the ballot question in every Quebec election for the last 50 years, Legault said it’s natural he has his work cut out to convince anglophones it’s safe to vote for him.

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“Most anglophones are against (sovereignty) and still think that the only alternative is the Liberals,” Legault told a few reporters during a campaign stroll up Quebec City’s posh Cartier St. on Saturday morning.

“Of course, we (in the CAQ) have only existed for six and a half years and still have a lot of work to do to explain our position, to explain that a CAQ government will never hold a referendum on sovereignty.

“I hope to convince as many anglophones I can by Oct. 1. It may take another election before we get a majority of anglophones voting for the CAQ.