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Canada's least-liked premiers have been revealed and it's not looking great for Legault

François Legault may be the premier of Quebec, but a new poll suggests he's viewed more favourably outside the province than within it.

According to fresh polling by Pollara Strategic Insights, Legault has a +1 net impression score outside Quebec, compared to a -10 rating within his home province. This makes him one of only two premiers in Canada — alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford — who are more popular nationally than locally.

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Support for Legault is tanking in Quebec & most voters say they want a change in government

A new Léger survey suggests that Quebec Premier François Legault is quickly losing the confidence of voters across the province.

According to the poll, published May 13, approximately 32% of respondents say they're satisfied with the current CAQ government. Meanwhile, 61% say they are dissatisfied, including 30% who are very dissatisfied.

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Nearly half of Canadians say they're bracing for job loss and Americans are just as worried

With trade tensions ramping up between Canada and the U.S., workers on both sides of the border are bracing for impact.

According to Leger's latest Trump Tariffs Tracker survey, 40% of employed Canadians fear losing their job in the next 12 months, a sentiment echoed by 42% of American workers. The survey, conducted online from March 7 to 10 among 1,548 Canadians and 1,010 Americans, highlights growing economic uncertainty as President Donald Trump moves forward with new tariffs on Canadian imports.

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Quebec is saying ‘non’ to US goods — But one province is taking the boycott even further

While Quebec and the rest of Canada don't always see eye to eye, it's safe to say that just about everybody is on edge about getting into a trade war with the United States.

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods, prompting swift retaliatory measures from both nations. The economic standoff has sparked concerns across Canada, especially in Quebec.

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Legault says more than 150,000 Quebecers could lose jobs due to Trump's tariffs

Quebec Premier François Legault is gearing up for a counterattack against the 25% tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on goods from Canada and Mexico to the U.S. While originally set for February, the new tariffs officially took effect at midnight on March 4, 2025.

In a Monday interview with Radio-Canada host Patrice Roy, the premier warned that these tariffs could have a serious impact on Quebec's job market, estimating that up to 160,000 jobs could be lost over the next six months — 60,000 more than initially expected when the trade crisis began.

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Quebec is ditching US booze — Here's when SAQ shelves will be cleared

Update: On February 3, 2025, Canada and the U.S. agreed to temporarily pause tariffs for at least 30 days.

Quebecers might not see American liquor on the shelves for quite some time. The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) will be pulling all U.S.-made alcohol from its stores this week in response to the 25% tariffs recently imposed by Donald Trump's administration.

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François Legault snaps back at Trump wanting Canada to be 51st state

Over the past month, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has been stirring up controversy with memes and statements suggesting Canada could become the 51st state. This week, those remarks took on a more serious tone following the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party.

In response, politicians across Canada, including Quebec Premier François Legault, have expressed strong opposition to the idea of closer integration with our southern neighbours.

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François Legault Had An English Slip-Up While Calling Out People For Not Speaking French

François Legault had a bit of an English slip-up during a Q&A portion of a press conference at the l'Assemblée nationale on February 8, 2024.

The Quebec premier was seemingly discussing how the youth of today think it's okay to use Anglicisms or to speak in English, not realizing he'd just used an English word.

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Montreal's REM Is Officially Rolling — Here's What It's Like To Ride

The world often seems slow to embrace change, but some moments arrive with a surge of speed. That's how it felt at the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) inaugural ceremony on July 28 when a Montreal REM train slid into view at Brossard station, forming the backdrop for federal and provincial leaders to herald the city's new era in public transportation.

The magnitude of the moment wasn't lost on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who declared, "This is the largest public transit project in Quebec in the last 50 years." Taking the stage, he underlined the importance of collective transport in reducing density and improving low-cost housing options.

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Quebec Politicians Might Give Themselves A $30k Pay Raise — To Over 3x Quebec's Median Income

An independent committee is recommending that Quebec National Assembly members get a $30,205 pay raise. That's a 29.7% increase from their current base salary of $101,561. The new annual base salary would be $131,766.

For context, the median income in Quebec was $39,300 in 2020, the latest year for which Statistics Canada has salary data.

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Legault Implied Quebec Identity Has Catholic Roots & Justified It By Calling It 'Heritage'

Premier François Legault reignited the debate about his party's conception of secularism in Quebec on Easter Monday with a tweet celebrating the perceived Catholic origins of the province's "culture of solidarity."

"Catholicism has also given us a culture of solidarity that distinguishes us on a continental scale," the tweet from the premier reads. That line actually comes from an April 7 Journal de Montréal opinion piece by sociologist and columnist Mathieu Bock-Côté, which Legault shared in his Twitter post.

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François Legault Is Unleashing His Inner Gamer & Officially Joined Twitch

Quebec Premier François Legault is proving that he's more than just a politician…he's also a gamer. Legault shared a pic of himself playing a video game across his social media — announcing to the public that he officially joined the video game live-streaming service, Twitch.

"In addition to my podcast, I am now pleased to announce that I am launching a Twitch channel!" he wrote on Instagram.

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