Federal billions for Quebec
More on the federal billions coming for Quebec infrastructure projects. Makes me wonder what Christine Fréchette had to agree to, to convince her to accept this money.
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Joey 09:50 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
I think she had to agree to being seen as doing things (what, besides xenophobic posturing, has the CAQ done in the past couple of years?) ahead of what will probably be her one chance to lead a party to electoral victory…
Jonathan 10:43 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Interesting to see it that way. I assumed that the federal government would have to concede to whatever Quebec wanted in order to get the money. My understanding is that Quebec usually wants it to be no stings attached and to be free to have it displace whatever provincial funding is dedicated to those line items.
PatrickC 11:13 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
Does it ever happen that, if the province doesn’t use the money to add funding to a project like a new hospital instead of simply replace existing funding, and then people complain about the project not happening or being inadequate, that the federal government calls out the province?
qatzelok 12:05 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
@Joey: “what, besides xenophobic posturing, has the CAQ done in the past couple of years?”
They have made motonormativity great again, and snubbed mass transit.
Our current mayor’s party looks like they will do the same thing for the next 4 years.
The car and oil industries have fabulously well-paid lobbyists.
Kate 12:13 on 2026-06-03 Permalink
PatrickC, I’ve never seen it happen. Federal governments do not want to rock the boat with Quebec, and I’d venture to guess that Alberta has learned this trick as well.