{"id":1580,"date":"2024-07-30T13:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nouveau.csdc-cecd.ca\/polimetre\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:46:57","slug":"polimetre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csdc-cecd.ca\/en\/polimetre\/","title":{"rendered":"Polimeter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>Polimeter<\/h1>\n<div><strong>Polimeter<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>is an independent initiative developed by political scientists that checks whether politicians keep the promises they make.<\/div>\n<p>The main Polimeter database is available in Excel format. This database is updated regularly to include information from the most recent mandates. All interested users can access the most recent version of these files by contacting <a href=\"mailto:alexandre.fortier-chouinard.1@ulaval.ca\">Alexandre Fortier-Chouinard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Quebec<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polimetre.org\/en\/legault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fran\u00e7ois<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polimetre.org\/en\/legault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Legault<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec<br \/>42e Quebec legislature (03 Dec. 2018 \u2013 28 Aug. 2022)<br \/>43e Quebec legislature (20 Oct. 2022 \u2013 Present)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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