Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff will address party members in Quebec this weekend, as the party's Quebec wing holds its general council meeting and maps out its game plan for the lead-up to the next federal election.
Liberal MP Denis Coderre said Quebecers have become disenfranchised with the reigning Conservative government and are unlikely to respond favourably to any attack ads that the Conservatives might unveil.
"They can try to attack, but they totally disconnected with Quebecers," Coderre told Â鶹´«Ã½net on Saturday. "We all know what happened regarding culture, we don't believe in Quebec that we should put a kid of 14 years old in jail."
The party has more than 450 delegates present for the weekend meetings at the Sheraton Laval Hotel, who Coderre said are working out the party's future in Quebec.
By June, Coderre believes the Quebec wing of the Liberal party will be ready to have a convention to pick prospective candidates and to prepare for the next election campaign.
On Sunday morning, Ignatieff will address party members about what Coderre described as the Liberal leader's "vision of Quebec within Canada."
Coderre said Quebec voters are likely to connect with the Liberals because of their history within the province. Additionally, he said Ignatieff will appeal to Quebec voters as an educated leader who is committed to social justice.
"I believe we are at the crossroads, and that the solution is Ignatieff and his team," Coderre said.
While not all Canadians may favour another election, Coderre said voters want politicians who take their responsibilities seriously and the Liberals are willing to go to the polls to give them what they want, should Ignatieff signal that he is ready to lead an election campaign.
The Liberals have been bolstered by gains in recent polls that show growing support in Quebec at the expense of the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois.
Pollster Nik Nanos said Saturday that the Liberals have seen steady, incremental gains since the last election to the overall tune of 10 per cent in the polls, and may benefit by the economic problems befalling the governing Conservative party.
"I think for the Liberals, they've got the easy job right now. They have to just let Stephen Harper wear whatever happens and not make a mistake," Nanos told Â鶹´«Ã½net.
"I think for the Conservatives, they've got to figure out a strategy for Quebec, they've got to figure out how they are going to manage the economy and it's going to be very difficult for the next period for them."
