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Québec solidaire supports member who accused fellow politicians of denigrating minoritiesA 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.CanadaNov 18, 2024
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Québec solidaire MNA offers mea culpa for remarks on racism in provincial legislatureHaroun Bouazzi says he will remain a member of the left-leaning Québec solidaire caucus in a social media statement published after an emergency caucus meeting.PoliticsNov 19, 2024
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Quebec opposition parties decry $6.5M subsidy to Presidents Cup golf tournamentThe legislature leader of Québec solidaire said Wednesday the money would have been better spent on basic services rather than what he called luxuries.PoliticsSep 25, 2024
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After resignation of high-profile minister, Legault government heads into fall sessionFrançois Legault's right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec government has been lagging in the polls since last fall, dogged by controversies and missteps.PoliticsSep 9, 2024
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Quebec’s parliamentary session ends with quest to reclaim powers from OttawaQuebec's national assembly winter session is coming to a close. Amid all the controversy of the past few months, Premier François Legault says there are things to celebrate.PoliticsJun 7, 2024
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Québec solidaire co-spokesperson steps down, citing mental health concerns, issues within partyJust five months after she was voted into the position, Émilise Lessard-Therien is stepping down as Québec solidaire's co-spokesperson, citing mental health concerns.PoliticsApr 29, 2024
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Greater Montreal public transit fares to increase an average 3% on July 1The fare increases come while a large political debate dominates the halls of city hall in Montreal and the corridors of the national assembly in Quebec City.CanadaApr 27, 2024
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‘I’m worried’: Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante raises post-budget transit concernsThe mayor said the government needs to invest more, not only to maintain the existing network, but to offer transit users more options.CanadaMar 13, 2024
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Quebec cites ‘social peace’ to renew notwithstanding clause on Bill 21The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to continue shielding the province's secularism law — known as Bill 21 — from court challenges over Charter violations.CanadaFeb 8, 2024
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Trudeau ‘deeply disappointed’ after Habs draft Logan Mailloux despite sexual image chargeThe Montreal Canadiens’ decision to draft defenceman Logan Mailloux, charged with sharing a non-consensual sexual photo last year, has ignited a firestorm of criticism.CanadaJul 27, 2021
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Politicians, advocates denounce Montreal Canadiens’ controversial Logan Mailloux draft pickThe 18-year-old was sentenced under Swedish law for sharing a non-consensual picture of himself and another teenage girl engaging in a sexual act.SportsJul 25, 2021
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‘I have to … control my temper’: Quebec’s party leaders on high and lows from latest sessionThe National Assembly has adjourned for summer. When it reconvenes in fall, Quebec is counting on 75 percent of Quebecers 12 years and older being fully vaccinated.PoliticsJun 11, 2021
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Quebec political parties ready to debate rebuilding health-care system"Our health network needs an overhaul and the overhaul must be built around people who work in the health network," Premier Legault said.HealthJan 26, 2022
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Nadeau-Dubois resigns as co-spokesperson for Quebec student group CLASSEGabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the co-spokesperson for one of the more militant Quebec student groups, resigned Wednesday evening, according to media reports. <br /><br />CanadaAug 9, 2012
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Pivotal week ahead for Quebec’s student strikes, with return-to-school votesMONTREAL - Quebec's student strikes, which gained international attention in the spring, now face a pivotal week as students start voting on whether to return to class.Aug 5, 2012
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Pivotal week ahead for Quebec’s student strikes, with return-to-school votesMONTREAL - Quebec's student strikes, which gained international attention in the spring, now face a pivotal week as students start voting on whether to return to class.PoliticsAug 5, 2012
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Villeneuve gets threats following his blast against Quebec protestersMONTREAL - Race-car champion Jacques Villeneuve has apparently received threats since he took the rare step, for a Quebec celebrity, of blasting the province's student movement.Jun 8, 2012
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PQ Leader Pauline Marois says byelection win starts march to sovereigntyMONTREAL - A Parti Quebecois byelection victory in a Liberal stronghold is the beginning of sweeping change that will culminate in sovereignty for the province, Pauline Marois exhulted Monday night.Jun 11, 2012
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Angry year in Quebec politics reaches its nadir in tragedyMONTREAL - What should have been an historic moment in Quebec — the election of its first woman premier — was tainted Tuesday night as an angry year of discontent reached its nadir.PoliticsSep 5, 2012
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Former Quebec student leader will appeal guilty verdictA Quebec judge ruled Thursday that former student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois has been found guilty of contempt of court. <br /><br />Nov 1, 2012