Implicit in the PM's assertion is that it's also a vote of confidence in the man who's presided over that economic agenda, embattled Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

A Liberal victory in Quebec's nationalist heartland — where the party hasn't won since 1980 and where it posted its worst result in the province in 2015 — would have been remarkable at any time.

A major expansion is underway at the Musée des Beaux-Arts du Québec.