• 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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• 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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