Day 2: Main issue in campaign is when a referendum will not happen

On the first full day of campaigning, Québec's six largest political parties are focused on the main issue on voters' minds: when a referendum on sovereignty will not happen. The Liberals have promised that they will not have a referendum if re-elected. "Do we want referendums, or do we want democracy?" Charest said in Quebec City.

Meanwhile, PQ leader Pauline Marois was in Montreal to not commit on having a referendum in her first term, saying that she was focused on achieving sovereignty, not on doing things to achieve sovereignty.

CAQ leader Francois Legault stated that "a referendum was off the table forever" on English CBC radio. A CAQ spokesman later confirmed that the CAQ defines "forever" as 10 years.

Quebec solidaire leader Amir Khadir, who was campaigning in Gaza City, that a referendum should not be held until 14 Thermidor in the year 221 of the French Revolutionary Calendar.

Jean-Martin Aussant of Option nationale opposed holding a referendum on sovereignty at all, stating that he would interpret Option nationale getting at least 5% of the vote as a mandate for independence.

Green Party leader Claude Sabourin stated while campaigning in his backyard swimming pool in Longueuil that the Green Party would not hold a referendum because of the excessive use of paper, unless voters were allowed to reuse their 1995 ballots.