Elected officials back in the National Assembly
(Quebec) Back at the National Assembly after the holiday break, Quebec's elected officials begin a parliamentary session on Tuesday that is likely to be dominated by economic issues with the United States.
Donald Trump's return to the White House, and the economic threats he has made against Canada, have indeed monopolized attention during the various pre-sessional caucuses of last week.
Premier François Legault said he was considering, with Ottawa and his counterparts in the other provinces, retaliatory measures. He is supposed to visit Washington twice between now and April.
Trump has been threatening for weeks to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports. According to
Mr. Legault, 100,000 jobs in Quebec are at stake.
He has positioned himself as a safe bet, having already managed the COVID-19 crisis, and promised to help Quebecers "at all costs" during the "Trump crisis," not ruling out postponing the achievement of a balanced budget.
In the meantime, he will still have to deal with the discontent caused by the cuts to health and education, in addition to conducting difficult negotiations with the doctors' federations to renew their agreements.
That's not to mention the controversial Bill 83 that his Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, will lead and which aims to force new doctors to practice to the public for five years.
In addition, the president of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel, announced before the holidays that she intends to reform the method of negotiation with public sector unions.
For their part, the ministers of Education and Secularism, Bernard Drainville and Jean-François Roberge, are evaluating a possible tightening of the law on the secularism of the State.
On Monday, Mr. Roberge also announced his intention to table a bill "on integration into the Quebec nation."
Several government bills will be under consideration; think of Benoit Charette's Bill 81, which would require manufacturers to sell zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles.
Consultations on André Lamontagne's Bill 86 will also begin on Tuesday. One of the aims of the bill is to combat
the purchase of land by foreign investors.
It should also be noted that this Thursday, the special transpartisan commission that is studying young people's screen time will begin its second phase of public consultations. It is due to submit its final report in May.
François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec has been trailing in the polls for several months behind Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois.
Mr. Legault has until March 5 to call a by-election in the riding of Terrebonne, vacant since the sensational departure of Pierre Fitzgibbon last September.
The PQ has a very strong chance of winning this election, according to the polling aggregator Qc125.
Donald Trump's return to the White House, and the economic threats he has made against Canada, have indeed monopolized attention during the various pre-sessional caucuses of last week.
Premier François Legault said he was considering, with Ottawa and his counterparts in the other provinces, retaliatory measures. He is supposed to visit Washington twice between now and April.
Trump has been threatening for weeks to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports. According to
Mr. Legault, 100,000 jobs in Quebec are at stake.
He has positioned himself as a safe bet, having already managed the COVID-19 crisis, and promised to help Quebecers "at all costs" during the "Trump crisis," not ruling out postponing the achievement of a balanced budget.
In the meantime, he will still have to deal with the discontent caused by the cuts to health and education, in addition to conducting difficult negotiations with the doctors' federations to renew their agreements.
That's not to mention the controversial Bill 83 that his Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, will lead and which aims to force new doctors to practice to the public for five years.
In addition, the president of the Treasury Board, Sonia LeBel, announced before the holidays that she intends to reform the method of negotiation with public sector unions.
For their part, the ministers of Education and Secularism, Bernard Drainville and Jean-François Roberge, are evaluating a possible tightening of the law on the secularism of the State.
On Monday, Mr. Roberge also announced his intention to table a bill "on integration into the Quebec nation."
Several government bills will be under consideration; think of Benoit Charette's Bill 81, which would require manufacturers to sell zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles.
Consultations on André Lamontagne's Bill 86 will also begin on Tuesday. One of the aims of the bill is to combat
the purchase of land by foreign investors.
It should also be noted that this Thursday, the special transpartisan commission that is studying young people's screen time will begin its second phase of public consultations. It is due to submit its final report in May.
François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec has been trailing in the polls for several months behind Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's Parti Québécois.
Mr. Legault has until March 5 to call a by-election in the riding of Terrebonne, vacant since the sensational departure of Pierre Fitzgibbon last September.
The PQ has a very strong chance of winning this election, according to the polling aggregator Qc125.
