Quebec National Assembly

• A $30K pay bump? Quebec MNAs to table bill that says yes for them

  The Quebec government is set to table a bill that would give members of the legislature the highest base salary out of all provincial politicians in Canada.

  Politics

  May 10
  
• Quebec needs to help communities fight climate change, opposition parties say

  Touring the battered Charlevoix region Wednesday, Quebec Premier François Legault says he will be announcing more funding for climate change solutions.

  Politics

  May 3
  
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• A mayor in Canada wants other sexual assault survivors to know ‘they’re not alone’

  Catherine Fournier, 31, said she 'comes out of this with her head held high' after she reported her sexual assault by former PQ politician Harold LeBel.

  Politics

  Apr 19
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• Former Quebec cabinet minister Nadine Girault dead at 63

  Quebec Premier François Legault offered his condolences to Nadine Girault's family and friends in a tribute posted on social media Monday.

  Canada

  Feb 13
• Parti Québécois barred from sitting in legislature for refusing oath to King

  The three-member PQ caucus attempted to sit in the Salon bleu at the Quebec national assembly in the morning, but were barred for not swearing oath to King Charles III.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2022
• Economy and identity: Quebec premier delivers inaugural speech of 43rd legislature

  Quebec Premier François Legault says the French language is the foundation of Quebec and his objective is to stop what he called the decline of the language.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2022
• Sex assault trial of ex-PQ MNA Harold LeBel begins

  Harold LeBel was arrested Dec. 15, 2020, for an alleged incident in October 2017, which led to his removal from the Parti Québécois caucus. He has pleaded not guilty.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2022
• Québec solidaire to swear oath to King with plans to table bill to make pledge optional

  Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois says party members will take the oath so that they can enter the legislature and quickly table a bill to make the pledge optional.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
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• Quebec’s shrunken Liberal caucus loses member less than a month after election

  Marie-Claude Nichols represents the Montreal-area riding of Vaudreuil. She was was first elected in 2014 under the Quebec Liberal Party banner.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2022
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• Parti Québécois refuses constitutionally required loyalty oath to King

  In Canada, members of all provincial legislatures and the federal Parliament are required to swear an oath to the Crown before taking office.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2022