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The winds of change seem to be blowing through Quebec these days.

Whether it's the Coalition Avenir Québec leading the polls and convincing the masses that their time is "maintenant," or the Habs telling their captain that it's time to hit the road, it seems everyone is looking at the possibilities of a brave new world.

But there's one constant you can count on in Quebec: language issues. What are the parties promising anglophones? Glad you asked…

Here's what you need to know on day 19:

​The Breakout

By Sarah Leavitt, @sarahleavittcbc

Don't bother busting out your magnifying glass or pressing control-F to find any promises for Quebec's anglophone community in party platforms. We'll spare you the work: there aren't any.

So, what would each party do for Quebec's anglophones?

We went out and asked them.

A year ago, the Liberals created the Secretariat for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, naming a minister to work with Anglos on policies and programs needed for the community, and they plan to rest on their laurels.

All four parties say they'll keep the secretariat, although the Coalition Avenir Québec's François Legault did add a caveat.

"We're open to keeping it, if it's useful," he said, without elaborating.

As for the Parti Québécois, leader Jean-François Lisée says Anglos who don't learn French earn themselves "a one-way ticket to Toronto."

OK, so he isn't going to ship Anglos out of the province — what he means is that English speakers need better French-language education so they don't feel they have to leave.

His party is proposing a new language law, Bill 202, which would make students in English CEGEPs study at a French-language CEGEP for one semester.  

The bill would also make businesses with 25 employees or less prove they can operate in French, something businesses with 50 employees already have to do.

Responding to emails asking what Québec Solidaire would do for Anglos in the province and whether it would keep the Secretariat, spokesperson Stéphanie Guévremont wrote "yes and yes."

When we replied that the first question was not a yes or no question, Guévremont simply wrote, "they'll keep their rights."

The Breakdown

• Philippe Couillard promised $135 million over five years to help immigrants settle outside Montreal. Couillard called immigration — and whether to reduce the number of new arrivals despite a provincial labour shortage, as the CAQ has proposed — the "ballot question" in the election. More

• The CAQ would put $800 million over four years into improving access to publicly funded home care and hiring more workers. Nearly 343,000 Quebecers receive home care, but many families say the current system isn't working. More.

• Jean-François Lisée said a PQ government would meet the Paris agreement's 2020 emission targets by putting more money into public transit and encouraging carpooling. The PQ would replace Montreal's coming light-rail network with a combination of new bus lanes, tramways and trains.

The Mic

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The Big Trade

The party leaders took a break from making policy announcements today so they could weigh in on something far more important: the Max Pacioretty trade.

Legault quipped that the struggling Canadiens needed a change — just like the province does on Oct. 1.

Lisée said it was serendipitous that the team acquired Nick Suzuki, a nephew of well-known environmentalist David Suzuki, on the day he presented his party's environmental platform.

Couillard said he liked the trade as well, and that the Habs need to "look to the future." More on the trade.

The Race

As we enter the third week of the campaign, Legault's CAQ is still on top but the Parti Québécois and Québec Solidaire are making gains.

For more poll tracker goodness, click here.

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À la prochaine, 

-Melinda Dalton, social media editor