Quebec’s legislature has passed a law putting an end to the requirement that members swear an oath to the King. The Coalition Avenir Québec government had tabled a bill on Tuesday making the oath to the monarch optional after three members of the opposition Parti Québécois refused to swear the oath and were barred from…
Québec Solidaire to Swear Oath to King, Vows to Table Bill to Make Pledge Optional
The 11 recently elected members of Québec solidaire are no longer refusing to swear an oath of office to King Charles III. Spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois says party members will take the oath so that they can enter the legislature and quickly table a bill to make the pledge optional. Quebec solidaire’s reversal is in reaction…
Peter Stockland: Extending the Authority of ‘the People’ Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Commentary Among my favourite unlikeliest of things is the reality of a Quebec election outcome proving Preston Manning correct. In a late September Epoch Times column, the erstwhile Reform Party leader and current voice of political sanity argued eloquently that the political catch-alls “left, right, and centre” should be tossed from the lexicon tout de…
Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault Looks to Form New Cabinet After Landslide Win
Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier François Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re–elected Coalition Avenir Québec has many new faces to choose from. With all polls reporting, the CAQ won in 90 ridings of Quebec’s 125 ridings. The party had 76 seats when the legislature…
Quebec Election: What Are the Five Main Parties Promising Ahead of Oct 3 Vote?
The Quebec election is on Oct. 3, and for the first time, five parties have a chance of winning at least one seat in the 125-seat legislature. Here is where the parties stand on some major themes. Economy and cost of living The Coalition Avenir Québec is promising to cut income taxes by a…
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