🏛️ Government & Politics
- PQ would sharply cut temporary immigration, proposing 200,000–250,000 arrivals, leader says. Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told reporters on Day 3 of the provincial campaign he would reduce temporary immigration from “more than 500,000” to between 200,000 and 250,000 and cut permanent immigration to about 35,000 a year, while protecting sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and health care.
- Taxes, a trade spat and parental-leave promises shaped Day 2 of the Quebec election campaign. Campaign coverage on Day 2 centred on tax policy, cross-border trade tensions and competing parental-leave proposals as parties continued province-wide campaigning.
- Christine Fréchette doubled down on extending Bill 101 to adult and vocational education. CAQ Leader Christine Fréchette reaffirmed her commitment to expand Bill 101’s French-language requirements to adult and vocational-education settings during the campaign.
- Elections Canada reminded Chicoutimi—Le Fjord voters the Monday byelection is federal. Elections Canada issued a notice clarifying that the upcoming Monday contest in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord is a federal byelection, not a municipal or provincial vote.
- Woman, 35, dead after car crashed into tree in Laval. Police reported a single-vehicle crash in Laval that killed a 35-year-old woman after her car struck a tree, authorities confirmed.
🎨 Community & Culture
- Shein pop-up in Montreal drew public backlash from climate activists. A Shein retail pop-up in Montreal prompted protests and public criticism from climate activist groups during its run in the city.
- Park Extension resident reports seeing rats every day on Montreal streets. A Park Extension resident told reporters they encounter rats daily while walking neighbourhood streets, highlighting ongoing urban-wildlife and sanitation concerns in the borough.
- Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Lori Schubert described a varied, busy role. Lori Schubert, executive director of the Quebec Writers’ Federation, discussed the demands and variety of her role leading the province’s English-language writers’ organization.
