Alain Bellemare stepped down from his role in April.

The legislature broke for the summer Friday, with members failing to reach a deal on the government's Bill 61, which seeks to fast-track 202 construction projects

The tourism sector remains one of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis.

The fear is that safeguards put in place following Quebec's four-year anti-corruption inquiry, led by Justice France Charbonneau, will be left by the wayside.

Quebec continues to lead the country with COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Founded in 1984, the circus is now carrying close to US$1 billion in debt and has been forced to suspend its operations entirely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 125 of the job cuts are in Quebec, where Heroux-Devtek has its head office and largest operations.

The decision to reopen Montreal businesses one week later than previously announced is drawing mixed reaction.

Economic activities are scheduled to restart as early as May 4 in regions outside of Montreal, while school is set to resume on May 11.

The plane-and-train maker says it will resume production in Quebec as of May 11.