Curfew violation tickets issued to Quebec homeless people sparks call for change
Quebec's second opposition party is calling for people experiencing homelessness to be exempt from the government-imposed curfew.
Francois Legault
Quebec imposes curfew as Canada's COVID-19 caseload soars
Touting the need for drastic action, Quebec became the first province to impose a curfew on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as soaring COVID-19 infections across Canada intensified the strain on hospitals and prompted some Ontario morgues to run out of space.
Some morgues, ICUs reaching capacity as COVID-19 cases surge
With some morgues running out of space and hospitals facing an explosion in critically ill patients, Canada's COVID-19 caseload rose sharply on Wednesday, while Quebec mulled tighter restrictions that could include the country's first curfew.
Quebec leaders were forced to confront systemic racism in 2020
It was a former CFL player and community activist who helped push the concept of systemic racism to the forefront in Quebec politics this year, after forcing the city of Montreal to confront the issue.
Provinces that don't agree to improve long-term care standards risk losing funding, PM hints
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hinting that provinces that don't want to work with Ottawa to improve standards in long-term care homes won't get federal funding.
Quebec orders all non-essential businesses closed from Christmas until at least Jan. 11
Quebec is shutting down most businesses and all primary and secondary schools until at least Jan. 11 as COVID-19 second wave continues. #lockdown #COVID-19 #Quebec
Canada’s future hangs in the balance, Trudeau says, as COVID-19 cases rise
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning Canada’s future hangs in the balance if people don’t reduce their contacts to prevent dire new COVID-19 projections from becoming a reality.
Conservative, Bloc leaders both test positive for COVID-19, Quebec premier in isolation
The news of O’Toole’s positive test result led Quebec Premier François Legault, who had met with O’Toole earlier in the week, to self-isolate and get tested himself. “No one is immune to contagion,” he said.
Now COVID-19 conspiracies are creating public health crisis in Canada
A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks in indoor public spaces to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening
The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
Quebec orders bars, movie theatres to close to limit spread of COVID-19
Quebec's premier issued an order on Sunday, March 15, 2020, urging a number of public gathering places such as bars, theatres, gyms and cinemas to close their doors for two weeks in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Kenney vents about Democrats trying to block Keystone XL pipeline
Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse on Saturday, February 8, 2020, as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidential hopefuls who have vowed to block the controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion.
Reinvent or die: the challenge facing traditional parties
On the right, Kenney and Legault have repackaged conservative values as populist. On the left, it's less about parties and more about activists.
Bill 21 casts a cloud for new law students in Quebec
The dean of a Quebec law school has a message for those students whom Bill 21 seeks to exclude from the province's public life.
Ottawa could aid ailing journalism with these two steps
News is helping make some corporations very wealthy. Canadians expect their government to redistribute some of this wealth to the producers of the news they need to live in a healthy and sturdy democracy.