Etiket: congress
Congress in Drummondville | The Bloc members want to bring together all the sovereignists
(Drummondville) The Bloc delegates rejected a block on Saturday of a resolution that made the Parti Québécois “the only political formation in the National Assembly to carry the sovereignist cause”.…
CAQ Congress | Legault obtains the support of 98.61% of activists
(Sherbrooke) The loyalty of CAQ activists to their leader has reached an all-time high, despite the recent abandonment of the electoral promise of the third highway link. Prime Minister François…
CAQ Congress | Legault ready to review Hydro-Quebec residential rates
(Sherbrooke) Premier François Legault is reopening a door he had closed at the start of the year by saying that Hydro-Québec’s residential rates could be reviewed to encourage energy sobriety.…
Demonstration at the CAQ Congress | Public sector unions raise threat of strike
(Sherbrooke) Dissatisfied with the progress of the negotiations, the common front of the public sector unions is letting the threat of a strike hover. Posted at 1:11 p.m. Patrice Bergeron…
CAQ Congress | The unions will demonstrate in Sherbrooke on Saturday
(Sherbrooke) The public sector unions will disrupt the convention of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) of François Legault Saturday in Sherbrooke. Posted at 7:09 p.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press…
CAQ Congress | Legault will take a vote of confidence this weekend
(Québec) Will the armor of the Prime Minister and leader of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) François Legault be scratched at the end of the national convention to be held…
CAQ Congress | Immigration in the foreground
(Quebec) A few days before the convention of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) in Sherbrooke, François Legault is relaunching his demands to obtain more powers from Ottawa in matters of…
Acfas Congress | Plant trees, but which ones?
The City of Montreal wants to plant 500,000 trees by 2030. Planting trees is good, but planting the right species in the right places is even better. This is the…
Joe Biden urges Congress to ban assault rifles after Texas shooting
A shooter killed eight people at a Texas mall on Saturday, a “senseless act”, judged Joe Biden. Article written by Posted on 07/05/2023 19:07 Reading time : 1 min. US…
Shooting in Texas | Joe Biden calls on Congress to ban assault rifles
(Washington) US President Joe Biden again urged Congress on Sunday to ban assault rifles after a shooter killed eight people, including children, at a shopping mall in Texas. Posted at…
Joe Biden urges Congress to ban assault rifles after Texas shooting
A shooter killed eight people at a Texas mall on Saturday, a “senseless act”, judged Joe Biden. Article written by Posted on 07/05/2023 19:07 Reading time : 1 min. US…
Joe Biden urges Congress to ban assault rifles
(Washington) US President Joe Biden again urged Congress on Sunday to ban assault rifles, the day after a shooting at a mall in Texas. Posted at 11:58 a.m. Updated at…
Record attendance at the 90th Acfas congress
This text is part of the special booklet 90th Acfas Congress The 90e The Acfas Congress, which will be held from May 8 to 12 at the Université de Montréal,…
PLC National Congress | Delegates rule out plan to return to balanced budgets
(OTTAWA) Liberal Party of Canada activists have ruled out demanding that Justin Trudeau run in the next federal election with a costed program to return to balanced budgets. Posted at…
Acfas Congress | Stay hopeful when everything goes wrong
Does bad weather, economic or political news bother you? Are you struggling to imagine a happier tomorrow and cynicism is watching you? You are not alone. This is also why…
PLC National Congress | Debt makes Quebec activists nostalgic
(Ottawa) A wind of nostalgia may blow over the national convention of the Liberal Party of Canada, which gets underway Thursday in the federal capital. Posted at 7:00 p.m. Always…
The ethics of the US Supreme Court under scrutiny in Congress
Cruises on a mega-yacht, questionable real estate transactions… Recent controversies surrounding conservative justices of the Supreme Court of the United States were closely examined on Tuesday by a Senate committee.…
Colombia | President raises specter of ‘revolution’ if Congress opposes his reforms
(Bogotá) Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday called on his fellow citizens to support his left-wing reforms in the streets of the country, waving the threat of a “revolution” if…
US Congress votes to ban trans women from women’s sports
A bill to ban young transgender women from women’s sports passed the US House of Representatives on Thursday, where conservatives say they are waging an offensive in the name of…
US debt | Congress won’t raise cap ‘unconditionally,’ says Kevin McCarthy
(New York) Raising the debt ceiling in the United States, the subject of tension in Washington, will not come without spending cuts, Republican official Kevin McCarthy said on Monday, affirming…