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
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
Access to health care in English remains 'tenuous' in Quebec, Senate report says

Senate committee calls on Ottawa to strengthen health-care access for English and French minorities across Canada.

montrealgazette
Fréchette and Drainville say they won't water down Quebec's secularism laws

In a first encounter of the CAQ's leadership race, neither Christine Fréchette or Bernard Drainville said they don't see any need to water down secularism laws.

montrealgazette

RE: https://mastodon.world/@somecanuckchick/116166476856789736

OQLF = Language Stasi

The observer teams will be given strict instructions on how to carry out their visits, the public tender document says.
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Observers will enter stores, allow service to begin naturally, and complete the post-visit questionnaire included in the public tender document.

#LANGUAGESNITCHES #CAQASTROPHE #polQC #QCpoli