CTV News Montreal | Quebec Referendum
1995 Quebec Referendum
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OPINION
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Air Date: October 28, 2020
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OPINION
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What if it was 'Yes'? Jacques Parizeau's separation speech
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Days ahead of the Quebec referendum in 1995, Canadians from across the country gathered in montreal to show unity and pride.
Air Date: October 20, 2020
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Twenty years ago, the Quebec Referendum was held, and Steve Murphy and ATV News were broadcasting live from Montreal.
Air Date: October 30, 2015
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Watch Jacques Parizeau's infamous speech from the night of the 1995 Quebec referendum.
Air Date: October 26, 2020
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The documentary filmmaker says the 1995 referendum broke the then-PQ leader
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Premier Jacques Parizeau campaigned for independence, arguing that only a separate Quebec can protect the French language and culture. Barry Wilson reports
Air Date: June 2, 2015
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Former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry looks back on the Quebec referendum and Former Deputy PM Sheila Copps recalls the politics of the time.
Air Date: October 30, 2015
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Kevin Newman on how a simple piece of cloth helped save the country ahead of Quebec’s second independence referendum.
Air Date: March 22, 2014
Articles from the archives
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Quebec intends to follow Ottawa's lead and increase its capital gains tax rate. The Quebec government announced late on Thursday that its tax system will be adjusted to bring it into line with five measures proposed in the latest federal budget.
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François Legault still doesn't know the price of a 4 1/2 apartment in Montreal, three years after getting bogged down on the issue.
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Greg Kelley, the Quebec Liberal Party's critic for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, spoke to CTV News about how the CAQ has been handling the English file and what's in store for his own opposition party.
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Quebec Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez says he deplores the tone taken by the leader of the Parti Quebecois, who referenced dark moments in Canadian history to justify the party's push for independence.
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The Quebec government whip has quit the Coalition Avenir Québec and will join the federal Conservatives, leaving the province's ruling party wondering whether its current slump in the polls will lead to more departures.
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Quebec Liberal MNA André Fortin took advantage of Tuesday's budget review to show the Minister of Health just how difficult it is to get a medical appointment.
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Despite sharing the Parti Quebecois (PQ)'s desire to make Quebec a country, Quebec Solidaire (QS) parliamentary leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois has roundly criticized PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's speech, calling it 'conservative.'
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Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon called his party the leading force in Quebec politics, and is calling on all stripes of Quebecers to get behind the independence movement.
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) is asking the CAQ government to freeze temporary immigration for this year in the categories it controls at their party conference focused on housing.
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Quebec's justice minister says he intends to defend the province's secularism law to the very end, after the English Montreal School Board said it would seek permission to appeal a decision upholding the law to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Quebec Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau -- like the vast majority of her CAQ colleagues -- has voted in favour of a motion by Quebec solidaire (QS) calling on the four political parties represented in the national assembly to work together to better protect vulnerable senior tenants from eviction.
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Citizens elected officials in Quebec deem to be a nuisance or a threat will now face fines of up to $1,500 and injunctions from the Superior Court.
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) says it would stand by the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) if a sectoral referendum on immigration were to be held.
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Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on the federal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, threatening to hold a "referendum" on the issue.
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Quebec Premier François Legault is always welcome in China. That's the invitation extended by the Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Montreal.
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Québec solidaire (QS) MP Manon Massé announced on Thursday that she had undergone a third operation on her heart.
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The Parti Quebecois (PQ) has roundly denounced the federal government's 'interference' in Quebec's areas of jurisdiction in relation to its housing announcement.
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All 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa's new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec.
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Premier François Legault refuses to commit to working with Québec solidaire (QS) to pass Bill 198, which would expand the scope of the Françoise David law to better protect seniors from eviction.
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Quebec is proposing a new legal status for unmarried, non-civil union couples with children that would set a framework for splitting family assets if the parents separate.
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) is accusing CAQ International Relations Minister Martine Biron of lacking openness and transparency in the controversy surrounding the opening of a Quebec office in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Believing that the arrival of Northvolt is "basically good news," but that landing the factory project was "laborious," the Quebec Liberals are urging the Legault government to launch a generic environmental assessment (BAPE) on the battery sector.
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The Legault government is looking to table Quebec Solidaire's (QS) Bill 198, which expands the scope of the Francoise David law to better protect seniors from eviction, in the near future.
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Premier François Legault was in his riding of Assomption Friday to announce nearly $42 million to establish an agroscience and agritechnology innovation centre in Lanaudière.
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The Parti Québécois (PQ) is calling for an investigation by the Chief Electoral Officer (DGEQ) into a 'hidden reimbursement scheme' involving the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) financing.
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The Legault government has guaranteed that the $900 million it received 'unconditionally' from Ottawa will be invested in the health-care network.
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The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) government continues to tumble in Quebecers' voting intentions, according to a Léger poll. It also said the Parti Québécois (PQ) can now hope to form a majority government.
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Québec solidaire (QS) parliamentary leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois criticized CAQ Housing Minister France-Élaine Duranceau's 'coldness' and 'lack of compassion' because she has halted plans for shelters for women victims of domestic violence, deeming the costs 'excessive.'
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Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Frechette is keeping up the pressure on Ottawa to help with the costs of asylum seekers in the province.
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Following on the heels of the health network dashboard, Quebec is unveiling a new platform for tracking certain data in the education sector.
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Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon confirmed having received death threats on Friday.
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Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he is ready to support Premier François Legault if he moves forward with the idea of a referendum on immigration powers.
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The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) fears a borrowing cost increase, following the 'alarm signal' sent out by rating agencies the day after the Quebec budget was tabled.
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On Friday, Premier François Legault will ask his federal counterpart Justin Trudeau to transfer all immigration powers to Quebec.
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The head of Quebec's automobile dealers association says the government's decision to end a rebate for the purchase of electric vehicles will slow the province's shift to cleaner cars.
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Quebec Premier Francois Legault tries to put the province's $11 billion deficit into perspective.
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Finance Minister Éric Girard tabled an historic budget on Tuesday, with a projected $11 billion deficit and a delayed timeline for balancing the books to 2029-2030. The finance minister spoke to CTV News reporter Kelly Greig after the budget was tabled in Quebec City and what it means for Quebecers.
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Quebec business, health care, construction and other industry experts responded with skepticism to the province's historic budget that would create the biggest deficit in history.
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QUEBEC BUDGET 2024
A stagnant economy, a historic forest fire season and billions of dollars in public sector wage increases are what Quebec’s finance minister says have led to one of the biggest budget deficits in the province’s history.
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Quebec MP Joël Lightbound has finally indicated that he will not attempt to succeed Dominique Anglade.
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The theme of the Legault government's next budget will be 'Priorities for Health and Education,' Finance Minister Eric Girard announced Monday. On the eve of the tabling of the budget, Girard stated that his sixth budget will be 'demanding and responsible.'
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Quebec solidaire (QS) took advantage of International Women's Day on Friday to demand free menstrual hygiene products in public institutions.
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The opposition parties in Quebec City are criticizing Environment Minister Benoit Charette, who told La Presse on Tuesday that the Northvolt battery plant would not have been built if the company had had to submit to a BAPE (environmental assessment).
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On Thursday, the Quebec government announced almost $630 million over five years to fund various measures aimed at improving ambulance services.
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Quebec Municipal Affairs Minister Andree Laforest says she is not ruling out punitive measures against people who attack elected officials.
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The leader of the Quebec Conservative Party has sent a letter to the head of the Los Angeles Kings asking the hockey team to give up the $5-7 million subsidy it scored from the Quebec government.
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On Thursday, the Quebec Court of Appeal will rule on the constitutionality of the province's secularism law, better known as Bill 21.
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With Quebec demanding a billion dollars from the federal government to cover the costs of asylum seekers, interim Liberal leader Marc Tanguay is bringing Jean Charest back into the public debate and arguing that François Legault would do well to 'learn from him' in his relations with Ottawa.
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Isabelle Lecours, the CAQ MNA for Lotbiniere-Frontenac, said Friday she is temporarily closing her office due to threats and intimidation.
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The Quebec bar association on Friday denounced what it calls Premier Francois Legault's "attack" on the independence of federally appointed judges.
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The Quebec government says it will present its provincial budget on March 12.
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Premier Francois Legault displayed a banana, an orange and an apple on Wednesday to justify a more lenient scientific analysis of the Northvolt battery plant project in Monteregie.
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An organization representing the Jewish community says Québec solidaire (QS) deputy Haroun Bouazzi is "unworthy of an elected official" after suggesting that the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) government is complicit with Israel in war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.
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After a turbulent few months of negotiations, strikes, and union votes, the Quebec government has outlined some 'massive' education investments, promising to improve working conditions for the province's teachers.
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Elyse Moisan, president of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) youth wing, has resigned.
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Premier Francois Legault maintains that assisting businesses is part of the role of the Ministry of the Environment amid accusations from the opposition of preferential treatment and potentially offering a free ride regarding the Northvolt battery plant project in Monteregie.
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On Thursday, the Quebec government signed a framework agreement with the Pessamit Innu Council concerning wind power development.
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The Coalition Avenir Quebec has voted against lowering the province's blood-alcohol limit to 0.05.
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Two petitions with nearly 12,000 signatures opposing the opening of a Quebec Office in Israel were tabled Thursday at the National Assembly.
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The Quebec Liberal party (PLQ) feels the province should impose administrative penalties on motorists with a blood alcohol content of 0.05 instead of 0.08.
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Prospective Liberal leader and former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre says he expects there to be a third referendum on Quebec independence.
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A father has been charged with assault and uttering threats after he allegedly went after his son's apparent bully in a confrontation outside a high school about 80 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
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Quebec's justice minister is giving more responsibility to justices of the peace to free up provincial court judges and reduce delays.
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Opposition parties in the national assembly are tossing out proposals for how to solve Quebec's housing crisis, arguing that the government's housing bill lacks sufficient answers.
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The Coalition Avenir Québec is again being forced to defend its fundraising methods, after the parents of a woman killed in a 2017 car crash said the party offered access to the provincial transport minister for $100 per person.
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The irony of this statement wasn't lost on representatives at the national assembly on Thursday as they watched a debate between Legault and his opposition unfold.
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The Legault government will table a bill on Thursday to protect its secularism law for another five years.
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The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to continue shielding the province's secularism law -- known as Bill 21 -- from court challenges over Charter violations.
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Quebec is asking the federal government to change the Criminal Code so the province can begin allowing people to request medical assistance in dying before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent.
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A new poll shows that if a Quebec election were held today, the Parti Quebecois would come out on top with 32 per cent support, but many say they are uninterested in a sovereignty referendum.
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Quebec's sports minister has tabled a bill to strengthen protections for young athletes and create a new role to investigate complaints.
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As the housing crisis continues to worsen in Quebec, the detailed study of Bill 31, which will limit the use of lease transfers, came to an end on Tuesday. Québec solidaire (QS) tried until the end to propose amendments, but was ultimately unsuccessful.
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Quebec is moving forward with a plan to hike tuition for out-of-province Canadian students by about 30 per cent, despite a letter from a government-mandated advisory committee urging them to reconsider.
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Putting an end to popular financing of political parties as suggested by Premier François Legault would harm municipal democracy, according to the presidents of Quebec's two major municipal associations.
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Quebec ethics commissioner Ariane Mignolet will not be opening any investigations into CAQ MNAs Yves Montigny and Gilles Bélanger in the end.
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Francois Legault's CAQ, which has just temporarily renounced popular financing, proposed raising the ceiling on political donations to $200 last summer.
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Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet finally tabled his reform aimed at modernizing the construction industry, which has raised hopes among employers and caused gnashing of teeth among the unions.
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Quebec Premier Francois Legault's frustration grew to the point of swearing during a news conference on Thursday when he felt his integrity was being questioned.
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The Coalition Avenir Quebec party says it's prepared to end citizen donations to political parties, after controversies about its members' fundraising practices.
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Housing Minister France-Elaine Duranceau refused to improve the 'Loi Françoise David' aimed at better protecting seniors from eviction, despite amendments tabled by QS and the PQ on Tuesday.
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Parti Quebecois leader Paul St-Pierre spoke with CTV News anchor Maya Johnson on immigration, students tuition, and screen time as his party continues to lead at the polls.
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Two other Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) MNAs are in hot water for their solicitation messages.
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The issue of work-related sexual harassment or violence that takes place in a 'strictly private context' was the focus of attention of several stakeholders on Tuesday in Quebec City, when specific consultations began on the bill on the subject.
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The CAQ government begins a new parliamentary session, one it says it hopes will be free from 'distractions.'
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Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre is back on the airwaves talking politics as he contemplates a run at the Quebec Liberal Party leadership.
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Quebec's national assembly ethics commissioner is investigating a second Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) MNA: Rousseau MNA Louis-Charles Thouin.
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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois (PQ) has confirmed its lead in the polls again, at a time when support for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) is melting like snow in the sun.
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Quebec solidaire intends to focus on housing construction during the next parliamentary session, drawing inspiration from the 40-year-old Corvée habitation program.
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Interim Liberal leader Marc Tanguay is pleased with Quebec's demographic growth. He also took the opportunity to slam his opponents, who, in his view, want to "shrink" Quebec.
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Quebec solidaire (QS) co-leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois is adamant that 500,000 temporary immigrants to Quebec are far too many, but he refuses to say what an acceptable number would be, preferring to leave it to an eventual assessment by a committee of experts.
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The Legault government may well postpone its goal of returning to a balanced budget by 2027. Finance Minister Eric Girard explained on Thursday that Quebec's economy was slowing down and that government revenues were falling while spending was rising.
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Parti Quebecois (PQ) leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon does not want to debate Quebec Solidaire (QS) Guillaume Cliche-Rivard alone on the issue of immigration.
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Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre says he's going on tour ahead of a possible run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party.
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In his first public appearance of the year, François Legault said he wanted to 'refocus' on his priorities and avoid 'distractions.' Legault named five priorities: education, health, the economy, the environment and Quebec identity.
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While Liberal leader Marc Tanguay acknowledges that immigrants are putting pressure on social services, he said at the same time, Quebec will have no choice but to take on more of them in the coming years to make up for the labour shortage.
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Ethics Commissioner Ariane Mignolet has opened an investigation into Sylvain Lévesque, the CAQ MNA for Chauveau.
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Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds.
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It seems former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre hasn't ruled out running for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party.
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Quebec Liberal Party MNA Marwah Rizqy has announced she is pregnant with her second child.
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For more than four years, Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Quebec enjoyed a political honeymoon that lasted through the COVID-19 pandemic and helped the party get re-elected in 2022 with 90 of the province's 125 ridings. But after a year marked by a series of self-inflicted wounds, the CAQ, which came to power for the first time in 2018, is sinking in the polls.
