Premier of Quebec since 2018
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François Legault says he still plans to run again in 2026: In their annual debate over government spending Wednesday, party leaders traded barbs and jabs for ...
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| Montreal Gazette: Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette said the province is working to "collaborate with the federal government to obtain gains."
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Quebec employers group worried ’politicized’ immigration debate will hurt jobs: Ottawa's decision to reimpose visa requirement on Mexican nationals is already ...
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A short fuse? Political adversaries speculate about PQ leader after he walks out of debate in a huff
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| Montreal Gazette: "I asked him to withdraw" after learning of his intention, Premier François Legault says.
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Opinions divided on renewal of notwithstanding clause shielding Bill 21: In a replay of the 2019 debate on secularism at the National Assembly ...
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EMSB to decide fate of Bill 21 court challenge Wednesday night: The English Montreal School Board is holding a special meeting to decide whether to take its case ...
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| Montreal Gazette: "A referendum is part of our options — potential options."
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McGill and Concordia students rally to protest against tuition hikes: Chanting slogans and bearing placards, they jeered Premier François Legault outside his ...
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Justin Trudeau’s hard no to Legault on immigration helps the PQ make its case: The CAQ sold itself as a ‘third way’ for Quebec’s politics – a tradition that ...
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Paid articlePaid | Montreal Gazette: Paul St-Pierre Plamondon argues Quebec must "re-establish a minimum balance of power with Ottawa" on issues he described as "vital."
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Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims: Quebec Premier François Legault has been urging Ottawa to make the change ...
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| Montreal Gazette: The Legault government says it plans to use the technology to "clean up" the SAAQ's photo bank.
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Paid articlePaid Analysis: The bloom has come off the rose for the CAQ — and Legault: As the CAQ sinks, the rival Parti Québécois has picked up steam, ousting François Legault's ...
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Paid articlePaid Allison Hanes: A year after Roxham Road closed, immigration is more political than ever
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Paid articlePaid Robert Libman: As Legault's slide continues, what's his next move?: The premier might be tempted to rip a page out of the Parti Québécois referendum playbook ...
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Paid articlePaid | Montreal Gazette: Rebranding it as the "parliamentary sovereignty clause" by the Legault government is "highly problematic," law professor says.
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Paid articlePaid PQ wants National Assembly to apologize to Yves Michaud: Premier François Legault is standing by his original vote on a motion of censure adopted against Michaud ...
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Paid articlePaid Ottawa is 'completely disconnected' on issue of asylum seekers, CAQ says: Given the cold shoulder by Ottawa over its request to tighten up the system ...
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Paid articlePaid Opinion: Here's why Concordia is taking the CAQ government to court: Our decision is about defending who we are as an anglo university. It's also about ...
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Ottawa owes Quebec $1 billion to cover costs of asylum seekers, Legault government says
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Paid articlePaid | Montreal Gazette: The budgeted deficit is "1.5 per cent of the GDP," the premier said, arguing there have been five governments with higher percentages.
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Quebec budget: Opposition decries CAQ 'incompetence' as deficit balloons: Parties blame Premier François Legault government for what could be the highest deficit ...
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It's a shame youth find English words 'cool,' Legault says bilingually: The premier's gaffe was met with laughter in the National Assembly.
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Paid articlePaid Legault should ‘celebrate French,’ not scold youth about English words, GND says: The premier's attitude makes French seem “out-of-fashion (and) uncool ...
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Paid articlePaid Robert Libman: Legault approaches meeting with Trudeau as 'nation to nation' summit
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Paid articlePaid | Montreal Gazette: The strike will put pressure on the Legault government and "give urgency and validity" to the universities' lawsuits against the tuition ...
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Paid articlePaid Peter F. Trent: Denis Coderre would have a unique advantage if he became premier: Having a former Montreal mayor running the provincial show would put paid to ...
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Paid articlePaid Trudeau and Legault to meet March 15, expected to discuss immigration: Ottawa and the province have been at odds over the issue of temporary immigration and ...
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| National Post: The tuition increase for out-of-province students at English universities is among the "courageous measures" to protect French ...
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The city says it was informed of the spill from a tanker truck on Feb. 12, but it may have started days before.
Legault government launches survey on 'third link' between Quebec City and Lévis: Participants from across Quebec are welcome to express their views.
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Paid articlePaid Quebecers must have priority for daycare services, before asylum seekers: Legault
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Paid articlePaid | Montreal Gazette: Meanwhile, the Parti Québécois accused Premier Legault of ignoring Quebecers' intelligence and treating them "like children."
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Northvolt project: Legault uses fruit to justify incomplete environmental study: The premier said comparing a real-estate project to a battery factory project ...
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Paid articlePaid 'What's the point of the Bloc Québécois in Ottawa,' Legault asks: Premier's questions over the federal sovereignist party came in response to PQ leader's ...
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Opinion: Quebec can ill afford to isolate itself from the real world: More than ever, investment has a choice — and the choices beyond this province are as ...
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François Legault to discuss education progress after contract talks: And strained negotiations continue in the health sector, with the government wanting more ...
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Environment Ministry should 'support businesses,' Legault says of Northvolt project
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Paid articlePaid Top Legault aide apologizes for comment about Québec solidaire MNA: Manuel Dionne, director of communications in the Legault government, says he's sorry for ...
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| Montreal Gazette: QS house leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois has accused François Legault’s media relations director of "smearing" MNA Vincent Marissal.
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Paid articlePaid ‘Legault and Trudeau broke the system together’ | The Corner Booth: Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois believes there is 'strength in being bilingual,' but he also insists a ...
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Guilbault should apologize to grieving couple told to pay to meet her: opposition
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Paid articlePaid | National Post: The tuition increase for out-of-province students at English universities is among the "courageous measures" to protect French ...
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Legault government intends to renew notwithstanding clause on Bill 21: The clause was invoked to protect the state secularism law in 2019 and is valid for five ...
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Paid articlePaid Meeting with premier was 'frank' and 'productive,' McGill president says: Deep Saini met with François Legault Monday but was tight-lipped on whether he'd made ...
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Paid articlePaid Ethics commissioner won't investigate CAQ MNAs Montigny and Bélanger: Premier François Legault has already announced the CAQ will temporarily stop accepting ...
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Paid articlePaid Before renouncing private party donations, CAQ had mulled doubling the maximum contribution
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Paid articlePaid Scrap out-of-province tuition hike, government committee tells Legault: Advisory group says it “seems unjustified and risks compromising access to quality ...
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Paid articlePaid Allison Hanes: It ain't the political financing rules that are broken: Premier François Legault is trying to make the opposition parties pay the price for the ...
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Paid articlePaid Quebec anglos minister to take part in closed-door 'fireside chat' at McGill: A McGill-trained economist, Eric Girard has been largely silent on the Legault ...
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Paid articlePaid CAQ on the defensive over fundraising as third ethics allegation is made: Opening day of the new National Assembly session was marked by tense exchanges between ...
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Paid articlePaid Analysis: Legault tries to get his government on track as Quebecers demand better services
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Trudeau Must Stop the Flow of Asylum Seekers, Says Quebec Leader: Quebec is close to a breaking point with asylum seekers arriving in the French-speaking ...
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Concordia students set to strike to protest against tuition hike: At least 6,000 students plan to walk out on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — and more strikes ...
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Paid articlePaid Quebec man pleads guilty to threatening Justin Trudeau and François Legault in online videos | Globalnews.ca
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| Montreal Gazette: "There are people everywhere who are suffering," leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said at the opening of the Parti Québécois's caucus ...
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Quebec mayors have added almost $100,000 to the CAQ's coffers since 2021: Quebec Premier François Legault says his party is not targeting municipal officials as ...
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Paid articlePaid 'Quebec is an extraordinary nation,' Legault says in New Year's address: The premier wished Quebecers a healthy, happy 2024.
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Quebec premier’s bad year: Polls suggest François Legault’s support is nosediving | Globalnews.ca
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'Seized the moment': Watershed year for EVs paving way for billions in new investment, Champagne says
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| Montreal Gazette: "I think the CAQ is amateur and negligent in its preparation of public policies that affect anglophones," says Paul St-Pierre Plamondon.
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Liberal interim leader accuses adversaries of wanting to 'lessen' Quebec: Marc Tanguay says the Legault government and other opposition parties are trying to ...
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Allison Hanes: Quebec's concerns about immigration echo across Canada: Reasonable arguments, not stunts, are changing minds about the need to slow population ...
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| Montreal Gazette: The premier says he wants fewer distractions in 2024 and to focus on "education, health, economy, environment and protecting our identity."
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Northvolt halts construction prep work pending outcome of injunction request: Preparatory work in the form of clearing trees began this week after Quebec ...
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| Montreal Gazette: The Legault government's language policies "are harmful, injurious and unnecessary, and so new measures should be put on hold pending the ...
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Chris Selley: Quebec's English universities realize now they're at war with the Legault government
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Allison Hanes: What an awful 2023 for anglos in Quebec: If Quebec's linguistic minority was unsettled by the passage of Bill 96 last year ...
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Tasha Kheiriddin: Legault wants to kill Quebec's English universities. He must be stopped
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| Montreal Gazette: "My condolences to all Bernard's loved ones. He was a brilliant and kind man," Premier François Legault said.
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Allison Hanes: Could Denis Coderre save the Quebec Liberals?: With his track record, the former Montreal mayor has attributes that could be useful and relevant ...
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Allison Hanes: Legault is setting up McGill and Concordia to fail: While pretending to offer a compromise, Legault is signing off on a tuition hike that will ...
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Opinion: To get ahead, Quebec must reclaim spirit of Quiet Revolution: Premier François Legault’s populist agenda contradicts the openness and modernization that ...
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Robert Libman: On the night before Christmas, a wish for Quebec: A classic poem reimagined.
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| Montreal Gazette: "I think a lot of my colleagues are very relieved and happy that we're finally going back in. It's been a very long strike."
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Robert Libman: Don't count on 2024 bringing a reprieve for anglophones: If the PQ remains solid, François Legault will continue his assault on English to ...
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Brownstein: Linguistic storm clouds threaten Montreal in 2024: Lost in the shuffle of all the corrosive politics is the city — Quebec’s economic engine.
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Josh Freed: My holiday wishes to some politicians in need: Some belated presents I’m sending off to François Legault, Justin Trudeau, Valérie Plante ...
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