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  New poll suggests Legault even less popular than Justin Trudeau

  A prominent polling analyst says Quebec's governing party would be reduced to fewer than 10 seats in the provincial legislature if an election were held today, based on current poll numbers.

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  Legault says he is 'happy' with Ottawa's border response after tariff threats

  After saying on Wednesday that he had not received a 'clear answer' from the federal government, Quebec Premier Francois Legault now says he is 'happy' to see that Ottawa agrees a plan is needed to avoid Donald Trump's tariffs.

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  Quebec Liberals want to ban supervised injection sites near schools, daycare centres

  The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) wants to ban supervised drug consumption sites within 150 metres of schools and daycare centres in Montreal, and within 250 metres elsewhere in Quebec.

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  Quebec premier says he's 'open' to possibility of Quebec constitution by 2026

  Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s 'open' to the possibility of adopting a Quebec constitution before the next provincial election.

• Quebec Premier says Trump's immigration concerns 'are legitimate'

  Premier François Legault said he agrees with Donald Trump on immigration, but fears the devastating impact of the 25 per cent tariffs announced by the president-elect on Quebec exports.

• Quebec fiscal update: $2.1B in new spending, axes tax credit for older workers

  Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled an economic update on Thursday with $2.1 billion in new spending over five years amid what he described as a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown.

• Supporters of child care workers show up at Quebec legislature as negotiations continue

  A petition with almost 20,000 signatures was presented to Quebec’s National Assembly on Wednesday in support of the childcare workers negotiating the renewal of their collective agreement.

• Northvolt's problems echo in the corridors of Quebec and Ottawa

  Premier Francois Legault did not answer questions about whether he still believed in the Northvolt project in Quebec on Wednesday, while in Ottawa, federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne continued to display cautious optimism on the issue.

• Québec Solidaire still split over Haroun Bouazzi controversy

  The unease is still palpable within Québec Solidaire after MNA Haroun Bouazzi's comments on alleged racism at the National Assembly, despite the party’s leaders wanting to put the controversy behind them.

• Quebec politician offers mea culpa for comments on racism in provincial legislature

  A Quebec legislature member says he doesn’t think his colleagues at the national assembly are racist, as his party prepares to face criticism from all sides for controversial comments he made earlier this month.

• Quebec party supports member who accused fellow politicians of denigrating minorities

  A Quebec political party has voted to support one of its members facing backlash for saying that racialized people are regularly disparaged at the provincial legislature.

• PQ open to abolishing Sante Quebec

  A PQ government could abolish the Santé Québec agency, which the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) will set up on Dec. 1.