Quebec court ruling on secularism law fuels debate on notwithstanding clause
Hours after Quebec’s highest court upheld his state secularism law, Premier François Legault was triumphant.
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Brian Mulroney death: Quebec mourns one of its own ‘transformational’ leaders
Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th prime minister and one of the country’s consequential leaders, is being remembered by politicians of all stripes as “transformational” and as a “very sincere man who was honest and direct.”
Ottawa poised to restore visa requirements for Mexicans, Quebec says
The Quebec government says it has been told by Ottawa that the federal government plans to bring back visa requirements for Mexican nationals, something Premier Francois Legault has been pushing for to curb the rising number of asylum seekers to the province.
Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexican nationals to curb asylum seekers
The federal government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, a senior government sources tell Radio-Canada and CBC News.
Parti Québécois is topping provincial polls, but support for independence staying flat
Almost a year and a half after it was widely seen as being near death, the Parti Québécois is topping provincial polls. And the party’s leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, is the seen as the best person to be premier.
Environmental group asks court to suspend work at Northvolt EV battery plant
Lawyers for an environmental group on Wednesday urged a Quebec Superior Court judge to suspend the construction of an EV battery factory east of Montreal.
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.
'Breaking point': Quebec premier asks Trudeau to slow influx of asylum seekers
Quebec Premier François Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a «breaking point.»