Lots of ink has already been spilled on the impact of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s historic majority: the implications for the Liberal agenda, for House of Commons committees, and for the country. But one byelection matters more than the others: the riding of Terrebonne, which saw Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste score a victory in traditional Bloc Québécois territory with a 731-vote margin, and which could reshape politics in both Quebec and Ottawa.  

Auguste’s win was a bad sign not just for the Bloc, but for the Parti Québécois. According to sources in Quebec, the PQ sent lots of ground troops into Terrebonne to bolster the Bloc campaign — and their candidate still came up short. The result mirrors provincial polls that show the PQ neck and neck with the provincial Liberal party, and its new leader, Charles Milliard. While the two Liberal parties are distinct entities, the loss still stings — and the timing is bad.  

In six months, Quebecers will go to the polls in a provincial election. Until this........

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