The Liberals in Quebec were once the most dominant force and they have been in the power for a couple of terms in Quebec. However, things have changed and now PLQ is fighting for its existence even in its strongholds.
Quebec is highly a French-speaking province with nearly 80% of the population being Francophones. Only around 14% are English speaking population in Quebec. The English-speaking population is mostly concentrated in the Montreal region. Montreal has been a stronghold of Liberal and the reason being the concentration of the English-speaking people.
However, things have changed rapidly. Recently Liberals after supporting Bill 96 initially took a step back later, this move of the PLQ has hurt the Francophones more. Bill 96 bolsters French-language regulations. Moreover, the changing demographic of the region has become another reason which has been hurting the Liberals more.
Against CAQ there is anger but PLQ failed to cash on it. Several controversial bills have been passed by CAQ but PLQ failed to communicate with the voters effectively. Bills like Bill 21 which prohibits state employees like teachers from wearing religious clothing on the job, Bill 96 which talks in favor of the French language but has some controversial sections like shielding it from court challenges, the six-month rule for immigrants, and also Bill 40 which abolished school boards.
The PLQ leadership has failed to grow connections with voters.