The NDP soon reduced to five MPs as Boulerice set to run in Quebec

The source, who declined to be named because they were not allowed to publicly comment on the matter, said Boulerice wants to run provincially with QS to counter what he sees as the rise of right-of-centre political parties in the provincial legislature. The Parti Québécois is currently leading in provincial polls, with the Liberal Party of Quebec closely behind in second place and the Coalition Avenir Québec in third place. The Quebec Conservative Party is in fourth place, surpassing QS in the polls.