Quebec Premier François Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a “breaking point.” Legault made his request in an official letter to Trudeau sent Wednesday afternoon, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press. “We are very close … Read more
For more than four years, Quebec’s governing Coalition Avenir Québec 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 … Read more
A long-lasting labour conflict between the Quebec government and its public sector employees still isn’t over. The collective agreement talks between the province and unions remain deadlocked just a few days before Christmas. Striking teachers took to blocking the ports in Montreal and Quebec City on Thursday morning as negotiations dragged on. The Port of … Read more
