QUEBEC - Quebec provincial politicians have received a document outlining their marching orders if the National Assembly is dissolved, fuelling speculation Premier Jean Charest could soon call an election.

The document, a copy of which was obtained by QMI Agency, includes rules about compensation and allowances during the electoral period, as well as admissible spending.

A condensed version of rules has been handed to incumbents to make sure they don't have an advantage over new candidates.

According to the document, "amounts allocated by the Assembly to an outgoing MNA cannot be used to favour or to put at a disadvantage, directly or indirectly, the election of a candidate or of a party, because such spending could be considered as electoral spending as described by electoral law".
Publicity from the Liberal party and the decision of four of Charest's ministers not to run again have also

fuelled election rumours.

The Liberals aired a video of Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois banging pots and pans in support of students protesting against tuition fee hikes.

Education Minister Michelle Courchesne, International Relations Minister Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Junior transport minister Norman MacMillan and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Yvon Vallieres have said they won't run for re-election.