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Legault was reacting to an interview the prime minister gave to La Presse in which he noted his intention to better regulate the use of the notwithstanding clause.

Premiers are expressing optimism that an overall deal will be reached at next week's meeting with Prime MInister Justin Trudeau, with room to also address specific priorities.

Quebec Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge says Ottawa should fire Amira Elghawaby immediately if she chooses not to resign.

New Brunswick's current immersion program offers up to 90 per cent of class time in French, while the new program will devote half the day to learning in French.

In a tweet on Thursday, Blanchet continued to call for Elghawaby's resignation and also demanded in French that her role be "abolished" altogether.

The premier says there are several reasons why he believes a recent Leger poll found 70 percent of anglophones do not trust his government.

Quebec Premier François Legault admitted on Tuesday that “there is still work to be done” when it comes to combating racism in his province, but argued that Quebec should not compare itself to the United States as it has “not experienced slavery, and the history of the U.S." when it comes to race-relations.

Quebec Premier François Legault's family home in Montreal's Outremont hits the hot housing market with an eye-opening price of $4.9 million.

Political power has an expiration date for Quebec Premier François Legault.

The fear is that access to services could be curtailed for those who identify as part of the English-speaking community but don't qualify as part of the "historic" community.

Legault said he doesn't want to get drawn into a war over the term ``systemic,'' nor does he want it to turn into a trial of Quebecers — the vast majority of whom Legault says aren't racist.

Political analysts say CAQ Leader Francois Legault has maintained his lead despite lacklustre debate performances and a campaign in which he struggled to defend his record.

Newcomers include Bernard Drainville in education and Kateri Champagne Jourdain, the first Indigenous woman elected to the national assembly, as employment minister.

The Quebec government is again giving adults in the province, who make up to $100,000 a year, hundreds of dollars to ease the burden of rising inflation.

Legault is asking federal parties to commit to some key promises, including more money for health care and more autonomy for Quebec when it comes to immigration.

This comes as the province reported 1,367 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 46 more deaths linked to the virus.

Legault announced a new committee to find out why there are fewer young Quebecers interested in hockey and why fewer Quebec-born players are reaching the sport's highest levels.

As the hearings into the Coalition Avenir Québec's proposed bill on religious neutrality continues, Premier François Legault was asked to answer an existential question during question period on Wednesday. 

An English-language debate before the fall election in Quebec will no longer go ahead after Premier François Legault and another party leader declined to participate.

Public health officials project the number of cases will peak around April 18 and Legault said he was hopeful businesses could start opening next month.

What might Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader François Legault want to work on first?

Legault said the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21, has been in place since June 2019 and the school board should have respected it when hiring the Grade 3 teacher.

Premier François Legault said the tax is under consideration over the burden those who aren't vaccinated are having on the health-care system.