Philip Authier
The Montreal Gazette
Montreal, QC, Canada
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Quebec budget to be tabled March 21
Announcement comes as the Legault government deals with high interest rates, inflation and an ongoing labour shortage. → Read More
Legault expects tough negotiations with N.L. over Churchill Falls hydro deal
"It won't be easy," the premier says. "We know Quebec has a highly favourable contract until 2041." → Read More
Quebec opposition parties back Plante's plea for help at Place Dupuis
"I think the Quebec government has to supply right now the means to deal with the situation and send the bill to Ottawa." → Read More
Roxham Rd. asylum seekers are being transferred to Ontario, Quebec reveals
Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette said 380 people crossed the border via Roxham Rd. on Saturday and Sunday. Only eight stayed in Quebec. → Read More
Health-care deal with Ottawa reveals a fiscal imbalance in Canada: Legault
Accused of caving in too soon on the health-care financing offer from the federal government, Quebec premier insists the battle is not over. → Read More
National Assembly names Quebec's first Commissioner of the French language
Appointment of Benoît Dubreuil shows government is serious about the precarious situation of French in Quebec, Jean-François Roberge said. → Read More
Byelection in Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne to replace Anglade set for March 13
Premier François Legault is to announce the official date later Monday. → Read More
First green hydrogen-powered passenger train in North America coming to Quebec
$8-million pilot project will showcase the Alstom-built Coradia iLint train on the Chemin de fer Charlevoix tourist train line. → Read More
Amira Elghawaby's apology 'too little, too late,' CAQ says
"I don't think this makes up for all the harm she caused," says Jean-François Roberge, Quebec's minister for Canadian relations. → Read More
National Assembly wades into Amira Elghawaby controversy
Motions condemning Justin Trudeau's pick as Canada's representative on combating Islamophobia are to be tabled in the Quebec legislature. → Read More
Analysis: Legault has full plate as National Assembly resumes work Tuesday
At 65 and in his 25th year of politics, Quebec's premier clearly wants results, but a government's second mandate can be filled with danger. → Read More
CAQ government to create action group on future of French in Quebec
Even if many of the regulations in Bill 96 have yet to be enacted, Jean-François Roberge insists the bill remains a "pillar" Quebec can build on. → Read More
CAQ names candidate for coming byelection in Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne
No date for the byelection, but two candidates have been so far been selected for the race. → Read More
Quebec to fast-track teaching diplomas to counter personnel shortage, Drainville says
Move is part of a seven-point plan for improving Quebec's education system. → Read More
Analysis: Opposition leaders happy to talk to Legault, but want results
Three out of four of the opposition leaders met with Premier François Legault last week. The sessions were described as cordial, but "one judges a tree by its fruit," said the Liberals' Marc Tanguay. → Read More
Anglo community groups plead for more funding in Quebec's spring budget
The Quebec Community Groups Network is also asking the CAQ government for wide-ranging public hearings into potential negative economic impacts from the application of Bill 96. → Read More
Analysis: Hydro development in Quebec has always been a political football
Governments push for new dams in the name of economic growth and prosperity, while environmentalists are always against the projects. → Read More
2022 in review: CAQ crowned with second but tougher mandate
Legault started the year managing the pandemic. The election brought total political domination. → Read More
'We want to do better,' says Quebec's new minister for anglo community
Eric Girard recognizes that relations between the CAQ government and the English-speaking community "were not perfect in the first mandate." → Read More
English is not in peril in Quebec, François Legault says
The premier calls on Ottawa to "walk the talk" when it comes to protecting French in the province. → Read More