Etiket: CAQ
CAQ Congress | Immigration: aborted debate on a referendum
(Drummondville) If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau persists in refusing to cede all powers in immigration to Quebec, the Legault government must hold a referendum on the issue, CAQ activists have…
CAQ Congress | No to a review of seniors’ homes, says Marguerite Blais
(Drummondville) Despite a bill that still swells, “the concept of seniors’ homes, we will not see it again,” said Minister Marguerite Blais, adding that the construction of additional establishments is…
QS National Council | Françoise David harshly criticizes the CAQ
(Montreal) The next election campaign will be “crucial” for Quebec, believes former MP and co-founder of Quebec solidaire (QS) Françoise David. Posted at 11:06 a.m. Caroline Plante The Canadian Press…
The (not so strange) priorities of the CAQ
We learned, this Thursday, May 19, what will be the priorities of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ). In fact, the CAQ will hold its national convention on May 28 and…
The CAQ MP for La Prairie is running for the 2022 elections in Quebec
The Minister of Health Christian Dubé confirmed Friday on the airwaves of 98.5 FM that he will present himself during the ballot on October 3. He had left a doubt…
CAQ Congress | Major societal issues will be set aside
(Quebec) Major societal issues will be set aside at the next convention of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ), to be held in Drummondville on May 28 and 29, around the…
Sherbrooke riding | The CAQ officially confirms the candidacy of Caroline St-Hilaire
(Québec) The Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) will officially announce on June 5 the candidacy of the former mayor of Longueuil Caroline St-Hilaire in Sherbrooke, a candidacy that The Press revealed…
Caroline St-Hilaire will be a candidate for the CAQ in Sherbrooke
The electoral fight promises to be tight in Sherbrooke. Long-time politician Caroline St-Hilaire will run in the colors of the CAQ in the Eastern Townships riding currently held by solidarity…
The CAQ and the PQ will be absent from the debate in English
The Coalition Avenir Québec reported on Friday that the Prime Minister, François Legault, would refuse to participate in the English debate organized during the election campaign in September. The invitation…
Marchand defends the CAQ on the subject of urban sprawl
“Populists”, “misleading”, “dangerous”: the mayor of Quebec has castigated the comments made by the CAQ which normalize urban sprawl and which summarize urban densification as a fashion. The climate emergency,…
The First Nations do not convince the CAQ on the reform of the Charter of the French language
The government of François Legault will not revise its plan to reform the Charter of the French language, even if a common front of indigenous communities asks to be exempted…
Land use planning | The CAQ “stuck in the 20th century”, denounces the opposition
(Québec) The opposition parties in the National Assembly unanimously denounce the Coalition avenir Québec, which they say does too little to support mayors who want to fight against urban sprawl…
The CAQ wants an extended Eastern REM in Lanaudière
Premier Legault would like to see the REM from the east extended to the Lanaudière region. • Read also: Quebec and Montreal take control of the East REM project, the…
The CAQ abandons the idea of nationalizing all private CHSLDs
(Magog) Quebec is abandoning the idea of nationalizing all private CHSLDs. Posted at 5:07 p.m. Pierre Saint-Arnaud The Canadian Press This idea, repeatedly mentioned by Prime Minister François Legault during…
Provincial elections | Two former CAQ candidates back in the running
(Quebec) While the candidacy of Caroline St-Hilaire now seems certain in Sherbrooke, two former candidates of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) will try their luck again in Jean-Lesage, in Quebec,…
GHG reduction | The CAQ plan ignores the recommendations of a committee of experts, according to the PQ
(Quebec) The CAQ government’s new greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan ignores the proposals of the committee of experts advising the Minister of the Environment. Posted at 7:01 p.m. Patrice Bergeron…
The CAQ presents a block of 15 candidates for Montreal
The Coalition Avenir Québec presented a block of about fifteen candidates for Montreal ridings for the next provincial elections. The majority of women, however, their chances of being elected are…
The unions describe a change of direction of the CAQ on social dialogue
A change of tone, even an attitude of openness is taking shape between the Legault government and the central trade unions, according to the latter. The presidents of the four…
A fifth CAQ MP leaves political life
(Quebec) A fifth woman from the CAQ caucus, Huntingdon MNA Claire IsaBelle, announces her departure from political life at the end of her mandate. Posted at 4:43 p.m. Tommy Chouinard…
Political financing: the CAQ pays for the presence of ministers, accuses the PQ
Inviting a minister to a fundraising activity “can help” attract participants, agrees CAQ MP Donald Martel. If this practice is legal, the Parti Québécois demands that it cease. • Read…