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Marie-Anik Shoiry will be the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) candidate in the upcoming Jean-Talon byelection. Premier François Legault made the announcement Tuesday after spending the day in the Quebec-City area riding.

The Quebec Premier’s second term is off to a bad start

Quebec's premier and the CAQ leader told the 850 delegates gathered in Sherbrooke, Que. over Mother's Day that their backing makes him feel good and that his mother will be proud.

Pascale Fournier was testifying before the Commons ethics committee today

His flip-flop on the ‘Third Link’ tunnel for Quebec City is too spectacular to forget, and reeks of cynicism

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The so-called "third link'' across the St. Lawrence River was a key promise from Legault during the 2018 and 2022 election campaigns to woo voters in the capital region.

A parade of government ministers took turns Thursday issuing sorrowful regrets for breaking a major election promise to build a multi-purpose vehicle tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore. Transport Minister Genevieve Guilbault confirmed the tunnel would instead be reserved for public transit only, saying reduced car traffic in the region since the COVID-19 pandemic couldnt justify the project.

The highly anticipated "third link" tunnel project connecting Québec to Lévis is no longer prioritizing car lanes, according to the Journal de Québec and confirmed to MTL Blog by Minister of Transport Geneviève Guilbault's spokesperson Maxime Roy via email.