Quebec Premier François Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa’s plans to significantly raise the country’s immigration levels. Legault told reporters today that the federal government needs to understand that Quebec is facing a special challenge to preserve the French language. The premier’s comments are in…
Legault Says Quebec Can’t Take in More Immigrants, After Feds Set 500K Target by 2025
Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault Looks to Form New Cabinet After Landslide Win
Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier François Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re–elected Coalition Avenir Québec has many new faces to choose from. With all polls reporting, the CAQ won in 90 ridings of Quebec’s 125 ridings. The party had 76 seats when the legislature…
Quebec Election: CAQ Leader Defends Millions to US Consulting Firm During Pandemic
The political opponents of Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault took aim at him on Friday after it was revealed his government awarded a major American consulting firm $35,000 a day for strategies on managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Legault said McKinsey & Company advised the government on best practices from around the world as Quebec…
Legault Says Accepting More Than 50,000 Immigrants a Year ‘Suicidal’ for Quebec
Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) Leader Francois Legault says it would be “a bit suicidal” if Quebec accepts more than 50,000 immigrants to the province per year because it would be impossible to properly integrate newcomers and teach them French. Legault made the comments during an event at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on…
Quebec Election: Record Number of Early Ballots; Legault Rejects Electoral Reform
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault says he’s open to working with opposition parties if his party wins the Oct. 3 election, but he is rejecting all calls to reform the electoral system. Quebecers, he said, aren’t interested in electoral reform despite the fact his party is projected to win roughly 100 seats in the…
Quebec Election: Legault Sorry for English Content on His Party’s Website
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault says he regrets that English-language content was published on his party’s website. Campaigning ahead of the Oct. 3 provincial election, Legault told reporters in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil today that he intervened personally to have the content removed. The party had published an English version of a document…
Quebec Public Health Solicited Help to Justify Second Curfew Just Hours Before Announcement, Emails Show
A series of emails obtained by Radio-Canada revealed that Quebec’s former public health director was looking for scientific explanations to justify imposing a curfew mere hours before the province announced on Dec. 30, 2021, that it would enforce the measure on New Year’s Eve. It was the second curfew in Quebec since the pandemic began….
Quebec Government Aborts Tax on the Unvaccinated to Avoid Division
Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Feb. 1 that the province will abandon its plan to tax the unvaccinated population, a policy he says has divided Quebecers. “My role is to try to bring Quebeckers together to stay united as a people. This is why we won’t go ahead with the health contribution. I understand that…
Ontario’s Top Doctor Won’t Recommend Quebec’s ‘Punitive’ Tax on Unvaccinated
Ontario’s top doctor says Quebec’s proposed tax on the unvaccinated is “punitive” and he will not recommend such a measure to his government. Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 12, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said Quebec’s proposed financial penalties on those who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine have…
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Won’t Recommend Quebec’s ‘Punitive’ Tax on Unvaccinated
Ontario’s chief medical officer says Quebec’s proposed tax on the unvaccinated is “punitive” and he will not recommend such a measure to his government. Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 12, Dr. Kieran Moore said Quebec’s proposed financial penalties on those who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine have never been considered by his…
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