Staying true to its election promise, the new Coalition Avenir Quebec government announced Tuesday it will cut immigration by about 20 per cent next year despite labour shortages across the province.
The Quebec government tabled legislation on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, that would impose the strictest cannabis controls in the country, raising the legal age to 21 and outlawing consumption in public.
Quebec Premier François Legault says his government plans to boldly ramp up his province's action to fight climate change, warning that the entire planet's survival is hanging in the balance.
A member of the Quebec legislature who says he was "destroyed" after being targeted by Quebec's anti-corruption police is suing the provincial government for $550,000.
Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry planned much of his own funeral service, held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, inside Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica, and his choices ensured the ceremony would be as political as it was religious.
The incoming Coalition Avenir Quebec government is facing criticism for saying it has no intention of removing the crucifix from the legislature, even as it plans to crack down on some civil servants who wear religious symbols.
Many Quebecers worry that the newly-elected Quebec government's policies will affect social cohesion, paint immigrants as an unwanted and undesirable threat, and marginalize some people.
The Quebec Liberals took their first step toward rebuilding on Friday, October 5, 2018, choosing veteran Liberal member Pierre Arcand as interim leader.
Outgoing Quebec premier Philippe Couillard made an impassioned plea for the respect of minority rights on Thursday, October 5, 2018, as he announced he is leaving politics following the Liberals' election defeat.
