Now that the new federal government is in place, provincial ministers in Quebec are laying out their expectations.

Quebec's minister of economic development Jacques Daoust said he would be phoning his newly-appointed federal counterpart Wednesday afternoon to plead the case to fund Bombardier.

“We expect support from Ottawa for the aerospace industry in Quebec which is as important to Quebec as the automobile industry is for Ontario,” said Daoust.

Last week Quebec gave the aerospace company US$1 billion in exchange for a 49 per cent share of the CSeries plane project.

Daoust justified the decision as a necessary measure to support Quebec's economy, since the company contributes directly and indirectly to thousands of jobs in the province.

He will be asking federal Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains to match the provincial contribution to the struggling company.

"We expect support from Ottawa for the aerospace industry in Quebec which is as important to Quebec as the automobile industry is for Ontario," said Daoust.

Montreal's big dump

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna will be pressured to make a quick decision about Montreal's plan to dump untreated sewage in the St. Lawrence for one week.

Her predecessor, Leona Aglukkaq, used a ministerial edict to stop the plan, even though Environment Quebec and Environment Canada had previously signed off on the measure. That edict expires on Nov. 9.

Quebec's Environment Minister David Heurtel said he hopes to speak to McKenna soon about the project, but he won't rush the matter.

"She just got sworn in. I'll give her time to get into the job."

Montreal's plan to lower the Bonaventure Expressway means a snowmelt collector has to be moved. Because it is connected to the sewer system, 30 km of sewer lines have to be drained first, and wastewater that would normally go to the city's waste treatment facility will instead be dumped in the St. Lawrence.

The expected 8 billion litres of sewage and wastewater is expected to have a minimal impact on the water of the St. Lawrence if it is dumped before the river ices over.

No tolls on Champlain

Quebec's Transport Minister Robert Poeti also hopes that having a Montrealer as federal transport minister will mean good things for the Champlain Bridge.

“As ministers we always have priorities and he has some too. We are going to sit together, talk about it and we are going to work together for the citizens,” said Poeti.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged that if he was elected the Champlain Bridge replacement would not include tolls, while the Harper government always insisted they would be part of the project.

Trudeau also promised his federal government would help fund a light-rail system on the bridge, and rapid transit from Montreal's core to the West Island.

Marc Garneau, the MP for NDG-Westmount, is Canada's new transport minister. 

Desire for more ministers

The leader of the Opposition in Quebec said he was satisfied with Quebec having six ministers in the federal cabinet, in addition to the Prime Minister.

Pierre Karl Peladeau said Quebec's representation in the cabinet seemed fair.

But the leader of Quebec Solidaire, Francoise David, said it was inadequate, and showed Quebec no longer had the influence over federal politics it did 20 or 25 years ago.  

Refugee crisis

Also on the Quebec government's agenda is the Syrian refugee crisis and Ottawa's plan to bring 25,000 refugees into Canada before the end of the year.

“They want to sit down and talk about what we do and what we can contribute, how Quebec can contribute,” said Quebec’s Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil.

Couillard is  expected to react to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet choices at the National Assembly Thursday morning.