Quebec

The leaders of Quebec's main political parties spoke in unison on Friday, August 31, 2018, to defend supply management and send a message to federal negotiators as they held free-trade talks with their U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C.

A high profile Quebec businessman is leaving his post with Quebec's pension fund manager to run for the Coalition Avenir Quebec.

A Coalition Avenir Quebec star candidate was forced to clarify his remarks on Sunday, September 2, 2018, after a claim he that he'd witnessed political interference during his career as a police officer made waves on the Quebec campaign trail.

The hot-button issue of health care burst into the spotlight in Quebec's election campaign on Thursday, August 30, 2018, in the form of promises for more family doctors as well as subsidized eyewear for youngsters.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the Trump administration on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, of setting its sights on dismantling Canada's supply management system.

Canada's protected supply-managed dairy industry emerged as a major 11th-hour irritant as the Trudeau government returned on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, to what could be the final, pivotal round of talks to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee has invited leaders of Quebec's other political parties to sign a common declaration to protect — "at all costs" — supply management and Quebec culture.

Quebec's political parties wasted little time pitching promises to voters on Friday, August 24, 2018, with families, seniors and school supplies at the forefront on Day 2 of the provincial election campaign.

The Conservative Party’s immigration critic said Wednesday that she drew attention to some of the views of a far-right activist who used intolerant language — without hearing what the woman had actually shouted during a testy exchange last week with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

As the Quebec provincial election campaign kicks off in full swing, residents of Montreal should be aware of a few key changes that could impact their vote on Oct. 1.

Given that she belonged to a social media group that openly discussed plans to attend last week's event, it is unlikely the prime minister's security detail or PMO officials were taken by surprise, he added.

Ottawa has announced $189 million for an employment insurance pilot project that provides seasonal workers with up to five more weeks of benefits.

Quebec's books are in order and the Liberal government's budget strategy until the 2020-21 fiscal year is credible, auditor general Guylaine Leclerc said Monday, days before the start of the provincial election campaign.

Hate speech and the politics of division are creating a "dangerous path" for Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, August 20, 2018, as he vowed to steer clear of such roads and to continue calling out those who rely on "extremist" methods to make their voices heard.

A lively crowd at Concordia University booed and whistled at François Legault, leader of Quebec’s right-leaning Coalition Avenir Québec, for detailing a pledge that would require new immigrants to Quebec to pass a French test within three years of arrival in order to not "find themselves in an illegal situation."