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Hydro‑Québec propone tarifa más alta, PQ pide mayoría y reglas dificultan votar a personas sin hogar — Montreal, jueves

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🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. El líder del PQ, Paul St‑Pierre Plamondon, pide a los electores una mayoría cuando se acerca la elección del 5 de octubre en Quebec. Declaró a CJAD y Radio‑Canada que su partido lidera las encuestas y que un gobierno en minoría limitaría su capacidad para aplicar políticas; sostuvo que se necesita una mayoría para revertir ocho años de gobierno de la CAQ.
  2. Defensores dicen que las reglas de Quebec están impidiendo que personas sin hogar voten antes del 5 de octubre. Las normas provinciales son más estrictas que las federales aunque la población sin hogar de la provincia superó las 12,000 personas (un aumento de casi 20% en cuatro años); TAPAJ Québec estima que menos del 1% de las personas en situación de calle emiten su voto con las reglas vigentes.
  3. Abogados solicitaron a la Corte Superior de Quebec anular la ordenanza de Montreal que prohíbe los insultos a empleados municipales. La clínica jurídica de Saint‑Michel y una asociación de juristas progresistas presentaron el recurso entre el 30 de septiembre y el 1 de octubre, argumentando que la ordenanza adoptada el 22 de septiembre es demasiado amplia y vulnera la libertad de expresión; la alcaldesa Soraya Martinez Ferrada dijo inicialmente que no se aplicaría a gestos dirigidos a la policía, aunque luego matizó esa declaración.

💼 Economía y negocios

  1. Hydro‑Québec solicitó a la Régie de l’énergie crear una nueva tarifa para centros de datos que promediaría alrededor de 13¢/kWh, aproximadamente el doble de los cargos actuales. En una audiencia en Montreal la empresa dijo que hoy los centros de datos pagan cerca de 6.82¢/kWh y propuso que la norma aplique a centros que requieran más de 5 megavatios de capacidad; Hydro‑Québec advirtió que la época de excedentes energéticos se acabó y que tarifas más altas protegerían a otros clientes de subsidiar a los centros de datos.
  2. Driscoll’s enfrenta una demanda colectiva en Quebec por supuestos problemas con sus productos. La acción presentada en Quebec apunta a la multinacional de bayas; el proceso fue reportado como una demanda colectiva iniciada en tribunales provinciales.

🧾 Delitos y seguridad pública

  1. Una mujer grabó un ataque racista en el Metro de Montreal durante el Día Nacional de la Verdad y la Reconciliación. El video del incidente circuló públicamente el día dedicado a la reconciliación (30 de septiembre); la grabación y su coincidencia con la fecha convirtieron el caso en foco de debate local sobre el racismo en el transporte público.

📰 También hoy

  • El PQ lanza una ofensiva de campaña de 3,000 km por Quebec en un solo día.
  • El camionero responsable del choque múltiple fatal en la Costa Sur en 2022 fue sentenciado a seis años de prisión.
  • La ministra de Finanzas, Chrystia Freeland, dice que Ottawa trabajará con el gobierno de Quebec que resulte elegido.
  • Un informe de ingeniería advierte que el edificio de la planta Canada Malting podría colapsar en cualquier momento.
  • Sigue el debate sobre si la delimitación de un distrito electoral de Quebec invade territorio de Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Miles en Quebec City siguen esperando cupos en guarderías mientras líderes de partido enfrentan presión.
  • El Metro de Montreal cumple 60 años; expertos advierten desafíos que van más allá de la infraestructura envejecida.
  • Un grupo impulsa una ley para que las finales de la NHL vuelvan a ser gratuitas, proponiendo un cambio legislativo.

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