By Patrick Quinn  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Quebec woke up after the October 3 provincial election to find a resounding endorsement of the status quo. While Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) coasted to its second majority with 90 of 125 seats, the story behind the headlines had many analysts calling for election reform. The CAQ won 72% of seats with only 41% of the popular vote, while four other parties garnered similar size votes with wildly different results. The Liberals remained official opposition with 21 seats despite fewer votes than the Parti Quebecois (3 seats) and Quebec Solidaire (11 seats), which had 15.4% of the popular vote compared to the Liberals’ 14.4%. The Conservatives, less than two percentage points behind the Liberals, got no seats. While the CAQ dominated

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