Lawyer Manuelle Oudar appointed to Senate, filling Quebec vacancy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that lawyer Manuelle Oudar has been appointed to the Senate, filling a vacancy for Quebec.
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Quebec party to refund $200 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to minister
The Coalition Avenir Québec will refund the grieving parents of a woman killed in a car crash after the couple said they felt pressured to pay for access to the province’s transport minister.
Quebec cites ‘social peace’ to renew notwithstanding clause on Bill 21
The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to continue shielding the province’s secularism law — known as Bill 21 — from court challenges over Charter violations.
Grieving parents of car crash victim said they were told to pay $200 to meet Quebec minister
The Coalition Avenir Québec is again being forced to defend its fundraising methods, after the parents of a woman killed in a 2017 car crash said the party offered access to the provincial transport minister for $100 per person.
Biden administration raises ‘concerns’ about aspects of Quebec language law
A proposed regulation around the language of commercial signage in Quebec is attracting skepticism from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which has “concerns” about the potential impact on American businesses. The issue came up during a wide-ranging meeting between high-level trade officials from both countries in Toronto on Wednesday.
U.S. trade officials among those concerned about Quebec's new French-language sign rules
The Quebec provincial government «grossly underestimated» how much it will cost for businesses to adhere to new French-language law requirements for storefront signage, according to a Montreal legal expert.
Quebec man pleads guilty to threatening Justin Trudeau and François Legault in online videos
A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault in a series of online videos.
Construction of Northvolt's Quebec EV battery plant halted until Jan. 23
Work on the construction of Northvolt's massive, multibillion-dollar plant east of Montreal is on hold until next Tuesday, pending a court ruling on an injunction request filed by an environmental group.
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