Housing Boost Meets Tight Byelection Race | Calgary News

Federal cash pours into Quebec’s affordable housing push—with Jonquière’s La Solidarité landing $6 million after 13 years of advocacy by Sonia Côté—while a high-stakes byelection looms in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord on August 31. With the Conservative MP’s Senate move opening the seat, all three federal parties are in a dead heat, fueled by razor-thin election margins and regional anxieties over U.S. tariffs and looming provincial elections. The Bloc leads in polls, but Liberals and Conservatives are hot on their heels, each fielding candidates with local ties—a dairy farmer, a community leader, and a law professor—making this race a potential flashpoint for Quebec’s political future. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/03237639f08ae0a1