Quebec's election campaign is in full swing, and leaders make a variety of stops on the way. Here's a slightly tongue-in-cheek diary of life on the campaign trail.
Please enable JavaScript to view this content. Open this photo in gallery: "You remind me of the babe." What babe? The babe with the political power. Olivier Jean/Reuters
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Open this photo in gallery: Justin and Tessia Boulet were too old for peekaboo, but hesitated in telling Jean Charest that. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: At Techniflamme Combustion in Richmond, Que., Liberal Leader Jean Charest finds something to stare at intently in an asphalt drum. Presumably ... more asphalt? Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Mr. Charest was all smiles for these children at a Levis, Que., daycare centre ... Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: ... well, almost all the children. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: In Quebec City, Mr. Charest shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how ‘got your nose!’ is played. Six-month-old Arthur St-Amand wins by default. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: PQ Leader Pauline Marois seeks after the elusive Atlantean vote on a campaign stop in the Magdalen Islands. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Taking control of the two-dimensional Quebec City was the easy part for CAQ Leader François Legault. Taking the real legislature will be the next challenge. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
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Open this photo in gallery: Just how fresh is Mr. Legault? Perhaps grocery-store patrons can squeeze him to find out. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
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