Gabriel Ste-Marie

WIth the holiday break coming, the fate of Bill C-2 — which would create targeted support programs for sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and a new lockdown benefit for individuals thrown out of work due to the pandemic — seems particularly iffy.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault said he made progress during Friday's, December 7, 2018, first ministers' meeting on his demand that the federal government pay $300 million in compensation to cover the cost of refugees arriving in the province.