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MONTREAL — The Quebec government is announcing more than $46 million in funding for citizen-led initiatives to fight climate change.

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is announcing more than $46 million in funding for citizen-led initiatives to fight climate change.

A new budgetary envelope will be devoted to citizen initiatives in the fight against climate change in Quebec. Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette made the announcement on Sunday during a meeting with the Quebec delegation at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Quebec will soon announce a financial contribution to the most vulnerable countries to help them fight and adapt to the climate crisis, one of the major themes of the COP2 conference.

Newly elected Premier François Legault revealed the members of his new cabinet Thursday afternoon, including 16 men and 14 women and the first Indigenous minister.

Following a blowout victory in the Quebec election thanks, in part, to the province's first-past-the-post electoral system (which allowed the CAQ to claim 72% of National Assembly seats with 41% of the vote), François Legault has unveiled the next Quebec cabinet.

Here's a breakdown of the 20 veterans and 10 new faces who are heading up the Coalition Avenir Québec government's key posts.

Bnai Brith congratulated Premier François Legault on his re-election last week, and called on Quebec to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, notwithstanding reports that it

MONTREAL - Quebecers made history Monday when they elected a record number of women to the province's legislature, but political observers say more is needed to ensure equality between men and women in politics.

MONTREAL - Quebecers made history Monday when they elected a record number of women to the province's legislat...