PQ stance on homelessness sparks optimism in Quebec
Newly elected Parti Québécois MNAs attended a training session with former premier Pauline Marois the morning after Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon unveiled his cabinet.
Although most of the party’s 60 elected members are political newcomers, many bring experience that could help them navigate their new roles in Quebec’s minority government. Long time lawyer and Gallant Commission prosecutor Marie-Claude Sarrazin will have 7 ministerial responsibilities, among them justice and anglophones. TALQ general director Sylvia Martin Laforge calls it interesting in terms of timing given the legal challenges underway against multiple laws brought forward by the CAQ, that are seen as infringing on anglophone rights. “Our ask will be, [to ensure] there is always a lens on the impact of the English-speaking community,” said Martin Laforge