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Midway through the election campaign, Quebec’s Liberals are getting no fresh traction with voters while the Coalition Avenir Québec appears to be stuck on a rung trying to climb the ladder to power for the first time ever, a new poll suggests.

In fact, Liberal leader Philippe Couillard’s troops have slipped back to where they were at the start of the campaign. Aside from the small bump the party got from the return of the lost sheep in the non-francophone community two weeks ago, the party led by Philippe Couillard is mired in second place behind the CAQ instead of showing signs it still has fire in the belly.

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Voter intentions Party most likely to vote for overall (after redistribution) Coalition Avenir Québec: 30% (35%)

Liberal Party: 24% (29%)

Parti Québécois: 17% (21%)

Québec solidaire: 9% (11%)

Green Party: 1% (2%)

New Democratic Party: 1% (1%)

Conservative Party of Quebec: 1% (1%)

Others: 0% (0%)

Would not vote: 3%

Would cancel vote: 3%

Don’t know: 7%

Refused to answer: 3%

The poll shows the vote is still highly volatile, with 38 per cent saying they could change their mind, a statistic that puts more pressure on the four leaders as they head into the first of three televised debates this week. A full 44 per cent of voters say the debates could prompt them to change their vote.