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The new mandate for Quebec's official opposition began with tension Thursday when it became known that Vaudreuil's Marie-Claude Nichols would be the only Liberal member of the National Assembly (MNA) excluded from the shadow cabinet. The cabinet was scheduled to be announced Wednesday, but tensions between leader Dominique Anglade and Nichols delayed the process, according to several Liberal sources.

Marie-Claude Nichols, Member of the National Assembly for Vaudreuil, was expelled from the Liberal caucus Thursday after refusing a position on the shadow cabinet. Instead, she will sit as an independent.

The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) would invest an additional $40 million over four years for the preservation of religious heritage if it regains power.

Liberal MNA Marwah Rizqy is calling for the creation of an all-party committee to begin work this summer on the issue of child labour.

The Montreal community group - RIOCM - called out Quebec on Monday saying that the metropolis' community sector is chronically underfunded and that the government needs to invest an additional $100 million per year.