PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were distorted amid Quebec election

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were…?

Of the 32 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 78% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 34. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 78% of the 32 rated outlets on it are rated left — so far this is a story carried mostly by the left. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were… biased?

PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were distorted amid Quebec election is one event reported by 34 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered PQ leader Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon says immigration remarks were…?

34 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon say about his immigration comments?

He said his remarks on immigration had been distorted by his opponents, asserting that the statements were misrepresented during the campaign.

Which issues dominated the second week of the Quebec campaign?

Immigration policy and the rights of anglophone communities were the central topics discussed by party leaders and reported by all outlets covering the story.

How is the Parti Québécois performing in the polls?

The party has maintained its lead in opinion polls despite the governing Coalition Avenir Québec gaining additional support, according to the reports.

Did any right‑leaning outlet report on this story?

No right‑rated digests ran the story, so there was no coverage from right‑leaning outlets.