Prime Minister Stephen Harper: L'Avenir Du Quebec

Pauline Marois Dept: MONTREAL - The woman who could be elected as Quebec's premier in two weeks used a televised debate to repeatedly attack Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in a hint Sunday of federal-provincial battles that might follow the Sept. 4 election, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Parti Quebecois leader did not even make a reference to her party's raison d'etre, Quebec independence, in the opening remarks and merely mentioned the prime minister and coalition de L'Avenir du Quebec leader Francois Legault, Quebec Premier Jean Charest, PQ leader Pauline Marois and Quebec Solidaire co-leader Francoise David, left to right, chat on the set prior to the leaders debate Sunday, August 19, 2012 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson From her opening remarks, and throughout the leaders' debate, election front-runner Pauline Marois highlighted her strategy of confrontation with the Harper Tories. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.