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Le gouvernement du Québec souhaite mettre fin au changement d'heure
Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
Date: 2026-10-28 14:22:30.0
Tags: [Quebec, Justice, Healthcare, Governance]Quebec Minister of Justice Marie-Claude Sarrazin announced the government's intention to make the upcoming time change the last one in the province. The decision follows public consultations and studies highlighting the negative impacts of time changes on mental and physical health. The initiative represents a significant regulatory and governance shift for the province regarding standard time observation.
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Quebec's new PQ premier unveils smaller cabinet as minority government prepares to govern
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-21 16:45:26.0
Tags: [Quebec, Governance, Education, Healthcare, Finance, Justice]Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has unveiled a new minority government cabinet consisting of 23 ministers, down from the previous Coalition Avenir Québec government's 29. Notable appointments include Nicolas Marceau as finance minister, Marie-Karlynn Laflamme as health minister, Joël Arseneau as national education minister, Marie-Claude Sarrazin as justice minister, and Pascal Bérubé as culture minister. The swearing-in ceremony marked a historic departure by taking place without the lieutenant-governor presiding in person at St-Pierre Plamondon's request.
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Legal group seeks to force Quebec MNAs to swear oath to King
Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-10-10 09:00:13.0
Tags: [Quebec, Governance, Justice]A legal group represented by lawyer Lawrence David and the Public Interest Litigation Institute is seeking an interim injunction to freeze and suspend a Quebec provincial law that makes swearing an oath of allegiance to the King optional for members of the National Assembly. The legal challenge argues that the provincial law violates Section 128 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and Section 41 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which supposedly requires unanimous consent. This constitutional battle arises as premier-elect Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and the Parti Québécois prepare for the 44th legislature scheduled to begin on November 17, 2026, with incoming MNAs refusing to take the monarchical oath.
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Lawyer files injunction seeking to force incoming PQ government to take oath to King
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-07 15:45:09.0
Tags: [Quebec, Governance, Justice]Following the Parti Québécois' election victory, constitutional lawyer Lawrence David and the Public Interest Litigation Institute filed an emergency injunction in Quebec Superior Court to suspend a 2022 provincial law that made the oath of allegiance to King Charles optional for Members of the National Assembly. The legal filing argues that MNAs refusing the oath are unconstitutionally qualified to sit, potentially rendering laws passed by the incoming legislature void and creating a constitutional crisis. Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has pledged to defund the office of Quebec's lieutenant-governor within his first 100 days to abolish the monarchy in the province, with the injunction hearing scheduled in a Montreal courtroom on Friday ahead of the National Assembly's return on November 17, 2026.
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Immigration, high-speed rail and Bill 21: Where new PQ government could test Ottawa
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-07 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Immigration, Infrastructure, Transportation, Justice, Finance, Governance]Following the Parti Québécois' provincial election victory, Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faces key policy friction points with Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government. The PQ intends to seek full provincial control over immigration to reduce permanent immigrants to 35,000 and halve temporary immigration quotas, oppose the federal high-speed rail project connecting Toronto to Quebec City via Montreal, and seek $4.4 billion in additional federal transfers. Additionally, the new government plans to challenge federal authority by taking steps to abolish the monarchy in Quebec and cut funding to the lieutenant-governor's office, while awaiting a crucial Supreme Court of Canada ruling on Bill 21.
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Could the Parti Québécois actually abolish the monarchy in Quebec?
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-30 18:37:32.0
Tags: [Quebec, Governance, Justice]Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon pledged that if elected in the October 5, 2026 provincial election, his government would introduce legislation to sever Quebec's ties to the British monarchy, defund the $1.3 million annual budget of the office of the lieutenant-governor, and redirect those funds toward combating homelessness. Constitutional experts note that the proposal would violate Section 41(a) of the Constitution Act, 1982, which mandates approval from the House of Commons, the Senate, and all 10 provincial legislatures for modifications to the office of the King or lieutenant-governor. Legal scholars also warned that bypassing the lieutenant-governor's constitutional duty of granting royal assent would invalidate any newly passed bills from the National Assembly.
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Supreme Court explains why it invalidated Liberal MP's 1-vote win in 2025 election
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-18 16:47:32.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Governance, Justice]The Supreme Court of Canada issued a ruling explaining its decision to invalidate Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste's one-vote victory over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné in the federal riding of Terrebonne during the 2025 federal election. Justice Mahmud Jamal wrote for the majority that the election was annulled because an Elections Canada employee failed to correct special ballot envelopes containing incorrect postal codes despite knowing about the error for weeks. To maintain public trust and ensure an election outcome is not determined by a correctable administrative error, the court ordered a do-over byelection in April 2026, which Tatiana Auguste subsequently won by more than 700 votes.
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Nouvelle garantie de bon fonctionnement en vigueur bientôt
Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
Date: 2026-09-15 09:00:00.0
Tags: [Quebec, Economy, Affordability, Justice]Beginning October 5, 2026, the Government of Quebec is implementing a new legal warranty of good working order covering 14 specific categories of household appliances and electronic devices. This statutory change mandates free repairs for these covered goods during a defined operational period, strengthening consumer protection under provincial regulations.
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Denying EI to women laid off after maternity leave a Charter violation: Court of Appeal
Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-04 20:06:59.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Labour, Justice, Social Services]The Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of six Quebec women, represented by the advocacy group Mouvement Action Chômage, finding that denying employment insurance (EI) benefits to women laid off shortly before, during, or after maternity leave violates Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court determined that withholding benefits and limiting the ability to stack EI with maternal or parental benefits constitutes sex-based discrimination under the law, which disproportionately impacts women. The three-judge panel struck down the discriminatory provisions of the Employment Insurance Act but suspended the declaration for 12 months, giving the federal government one year to rewrite the legislation.
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FRAUDE FISCALE - Une société de placement de personnel et son administratrice condamnées à payer des amendes de plus de 2,1 millions de dollars
Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
Date: 2026-08-31 09:56:00.0
Tags: [Quebec, Taxation, Justice]Revenu Québec announced that the personnel placement firm Alpha et Omega Multiservices inc. and its administrator, Maria Del Carmen Jimenez Serrano, were condemned to pay total fines of $2,155,198.68 for tax-related offenses. The judgment involves major tax fraud penalties exceeding the $1 million threshold. Additional administrative or prison penalties were also issued as part of the enforcement action.
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