Hanes: Supporting secularism and supporting secularism laws are not the same thing

The fate of Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Bill 21, is now in the hands of Canada’s highest court. But there is much more at stake.

Montreal Gazette

Frankie Legs has always had a problem with women and with Montréal... that's unlikely to change regardless of whom CAQists select to replace him.

Montréal women's #homelessness programs hit by major funding cuts: https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-womens-homelessness-programs-hit-by-major-funding-cuts-group-warns/

#CAQASTROPHE #CAQists #misogyny #assnat #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #polcan #polMTL #MTLpoli

Montreal women’s homelessness programs hit by major funding cuts, group warns

A Montreal organization that supports women experiencing homelessness or housing instability says a large number of its services are being eliminated after a major funding cut announced in March.

CTVNews
Budget du Québec L’état du métro continuera de se dégrader, croit la STM

Le métro montréalais continuera de se dégrader à court terme, prévient la Société de transport de Montréal (STM). Aucune nouvelle somme n’est prévue dans les cinq prochaines années pour le maintien des infrastructures dans le budget provincial, au moment où la moitié des stations sont déjà en mauvais état.

La Presse

Gotta get that pension... plus, wouldn't want to trigger a by-election and lose ANOTHER CAQ MNA, eh.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/francois-legault-mandate-9.7135850 #assnat #polQC #QCpoli #CAQASTROPHE #CAQBS #FUCKTHECAQ

François Legault to stay on as MNA until the end of his mandate | CBC News

Despite announcing his resignation as premier of Quebec, François Legault has decided to stay on as MNA of L'Assomption until the end of his mandate.

CBC

No one could've predicted this... /sarcasm

As Québec prepares to launch its new digital health record pilot project, Radio-Canada’s confidential sources say the software designed for the American system has translation errors and inefficiencies that could severely delay patient care.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7132449 #RAMQ #santeQC #QChealth #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #CAQASTROPHE #FUCKTHECAQ

Quebec’s health record digitization project running into significant issues

As Quebec prepares to launch its new digital health record pilot project, Radio-Canada’s confidential sources say the software designed for the American system has translation errors and inefficiencies that could severely delay patient care.

CBC

REMEMBER: In November 2025, the interim auditor general flagged the CAQ government’s plan as incomplete, noting that measures for more than half of the intended savings remained undetermined...

I can't imagine that THIS budget will be any different... it'll likely be MUCH WORSE.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-budget-election-9.7130439

#CAQASTROPHE #FUCKTHECAQ #polQC #QCpoli #assnat

Quebec's finance minister lowers expectations ahead of pre-election budget | CBC News

Finance Minister Eric Girard is set to table Quebec’s provincial budget on Wednesday — less than a month before the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) chooses a successor to Premier François Legault.

CBC
Funny how Québec's road infrastructure ALWAYS needs fixing and no matter the money allocated annually in the provincial budget, the result is ALWAYS insufficient/deficient. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-road-infrastructure-9.7128306 #polQC #QCpoli #assnat
Much of Quebec’s road infrastructure needs fixing. What’s the holdup? | CBC Accessibility

A massive hole that opened up in a Châteauguay, Que., bridge earlier this month has reignited calls for Quebec to better invest in its aging road infrastructure, with several groups saying the incident should be a wake-up call for the province.

CBC
Melançon: Time to remove religious names from our public schools

As the CAQ government ramps up its rhetoric about secularism in our education system, the contradiction appears as clear as daylight.

montrealgazette

The lies the PQ tells...

No one can LOWER the price of gas, if elected.

Even if the PQ lowered the gas taxes/carbon taxes, the oligarchs would raise the prices per litre.

https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/parti-quebecois-lower-gas-prices-election #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #cdnpoli #polcan

As costs jump, Parti Québécois pledges to lower gas prices if elected

The promise is the latest from Quebec politicians vying to offer taxpayers relief from the spike in oil prices triggered by the conflict in Iran.

montrealgazette

Are these #Cologix #datacentres going to pay for the excess demand on Québec's electrical grid, i.e. true #electricity market prices?

Or, is that going to be downloaded to Québec residents? You do not need to reply, I know the answer.

https://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/data-centre-in-st-laurent-receiving-240-million-investment/article_12098130-aedf-4d03-9a70-c1418f040f71.html #corporatewelfare #hydroquebec #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #cdnpoli #polcan

Data centre in St. Laurent receiving $240 million investment

An agreement was reached last week between the global investment group La Caisse and the data centre company Cologix to provide $240 million in financing for the company’s data centre

The Suburban Newspaper