‘There is no scandal,’ Charest says
After months of accusations that his government is "scandal-ridden," Premier Jean Charest has shot back in a rare interview, saying the allegations have no basis in fact.
Jul 13, 2010
Quebec premier shuffles cabinet
Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced changes in his cabinet Wednesday involving 12 ministers, with only one newcomer to the lineup, Jean-Marc Fournier, who becomes government house leader and justice minister.
Aug 11, 2010
Report: Quebec cops stopped tailing a suspect after he chatted with Charest
MONTREAL - A visibly angry Jean Charest reacted to an inflammatory report, aired in the heat of the Quebec election campaign Wednesday, on his ties to a player in the construction industry.
Canada
Aug 8, 2012
Report: Quebec cops stopped tailing a suspect after he chatted with Charest
MONTREAL - A visibly angry Jean Charest reacted to an inflammatory report, aired in the heat of the Quebec election campaign Wednesday, on his ties to a player in the construction industry.
Politics
Aug 8, 2012
PQ Leader Pauline Marois says byelection win starts march to sovereignty
MONTREAL - 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
PQ election victory marred in Quebec
A celebration of the Parti Quebecois' return to power was
shattered Tuesday - first by a political disappointment, then by a
stunning tragedy.<br />
Sep 4, 2012
The ninth life of political cat Jean Charest
MONTREAL - It's a testament to Jean Charest's reputation as a political survivor that on the day he announced his plans to get out, after three decades in public life, his peers were already abuzz about whether he might someday be pulled back in.
Canada
Sep 5, 2012
A federal senator defends old relationships as Quebec inquiry probes his past
MONTREAL - A senator appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he could not possibly have known that some of his business contacts would someday be accused of having criminal Mafia links.
Politics
Nov 28, 2012
A federal senator defends old relationships as Quebec inquiry probes his past
MONTREAL - A senator appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he could not possibly have known that some of his business contacts would someday be accused of having criminal Mafia links.
Nov 28, 2012
Ex-Quebec cabinet minister Tomassi opts for judge and jury trial
QUEBEC - A former minister in the Quebec government has opted to have his fraud trial heard by a judge and jury.
Politics
Sep 11, 2012
Former Liberal gov’t minister Tony Tomassi facing fraud charges
<p>Tony Tomassi, a former minister in the Liberal government of Jean Charest, is facing the possibility of a five-year prison term after criminal charges were filed against him in Quebec City on Tuesday.</p>
Oct 12, 2011
Ex-minister Tomassi a no-show as fraud case opens
A former member of Premier Jean Charest's cabinet has hired two
high-profile Quebec criminal lawyers to mount a defence against charges
of fraud and breach of trust.
Nov 14, 2011
Associate of former Liberal MNA Tony Tomassi arrested for fraud
The former head of a private investigations company that has been linked to a former Quebec cabinet minister has been arrested on fraud charges by Quebec provincial police. <br />
Jun 27, 2012
Quebec byelections a test for Charest’s Liberal party
Voters are in a volatile mood - and even if the ridings do stay Liberal, there are different ways voters can express their anger. <br /><br />
Jun 11, 2012
Target in Quebec election debate: Prime Minister Harper
MONTREAL - The woman who could be elected as Quebec's premier in two weeks used a televised debate to repeatedly attack Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in a hint Sunday of federal-provincial battles that might follow the Sept. 4 election.
Politics
Aug 19, 2012
Charest attempts to turn tables on opponents
Jean Charest, battered by two years of scandals, used a televised leaders' debate to fire back at his opponents with ethics allegations against them Sunday.
Aug 19, 2012
Round 2 set for Quebec election debate
Tonight Quebecers will get to see the second of four back-to-back election debates.
Canada
Aug 20, 2012
Jean Charest says he’s a staunch defender of Quebec vis-a-vis Ottawa
MONTREAL - Jean Charest portrayed himself as a staunch defender of Quebec vis-a-vis Ottawa on Tuesday while at the same time trying to paint Francois Legault as a man who has not renounced his sovereigntist convictions.
Aug 21, 2012
Jean Charest says he’s a staunch defender of Quebec vis-a-vis Ottawa
MONTREAL - Jean Charest portrayed himself as a staunch defender of Quebec vis-a-vis Ottawa on Tuesday while at the same time trying to paint Francois Legault as a man who has not renounced his sovereigntist convictions.
Politics
Aug 21, 2012
Jean Charest and Francois Legault square off in televised debate
Jean Charest and Francois Legault clashed in a live TV debate on Tuesday night, with the Liberal leader portraying himself as the best politician to lead Quebec in stormy economic times.
Aug 21, 2012